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factorialboy on April 20, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Using a self-rewriting README powered by GitHub Ac...

Since when is programmatically generating a text file considered noteworthy / novel.

Or is this trending on HN because it has the "GitHub Actions" buzzword in the title?

Edit: This is a serious question.

simonw on April 20, 2020 [–]

Author here. I was really proud of this piece - it's a very detailed tutorial on how to use GitHub Actions, which for me fulfills exactly the kind of content I want to see on Hacker News.

It's the article I wish I had been able to read when I started working on this project.

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