What a README must answer
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A README answers, in order: what the project is, who it is for, how to run it, how to test it, how to contribute, and where the deeper documentation lives; everything else belongs elsewhere.
Goal
Let a stranger decide within a minute whether the project is what they need, and within ten minutes run it.
Prerequisites
A working build from a clean checkout; a README cannot fix a build that only works on one machine.
Steps
- One-paragraph description: what the software does and for whom, in plain words, without marketing.
- Status: is it experimental, maintained, deprecated; which versions are supported.
- Quick start: the exact commands to install, configure (with an example configuration file) and run; tested on a clean machine.
- How to run the tests and what "green" looks like.
- How to contribute: where issues go, what a change needs (tests, changelog entry), how to run the linters.
- Pointers: architecture overview, API reference, changelog, licence.
- Keep it current: review the README whenever the quick start changes; a stale README is worse than a short one.
Expected result
New contributors reach a running system and a passing test suite by following the README alone; questions in issues that the README should answer decline.
Limits and test basis
The README is the entry point, not the manual; deep material belongs in structured documentation. The checklist reflects common practice and the cited guide's advice on documentation basics.
범위와 근거
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