This is the name of the project. It describes the whole project in one sentence and helps people understand what the main goal and aim of the project are.
This is an important component of your project that many new developers often overlook. Your description is an extremely important aspect of your project. A well-crafted description allows you to show off your work to other developers as well as potential employers.
The quality of a README description often differentiates a good project from a bad project. A good one takes advantage of the opportunity to explain and showcase: What your application does, Why you used the technologies you used, Some of the challenges you faced and features you hope to implement in the future.
If your README is very long, you might want to add a table of contents to make it easy for users to navigate to different sections easily. It will make it easier for readers to move around the project with ease.
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If you are working on a project that a user needs to install or run locally in a machine, you should include the steps required to install your project and also the required dependencies if any. Provide a step-by-step description of how to get the development environment set and running.
Provide instructions and examples so users/contributors can use the project. This will make it easy for them in case they encounter a problem – they will always have a place to reference what is expected. You can also make use of visual aids by including materials like screenshots to show examples of the running project and also the structure and design principles used in your project.
IMPORTANT Also if your project will require authentication like passwords or usernames, then they must be emailed to Mike or Rob. Never include sensitive information like API keys, or passwords in the REPO.
Go the extra mile and write tests for your application. Then provide code examples and how to run them. This will help show that you are certain and confident that your project will work without any challenges, which will give other people confidence in it, too Extra points
If you have not written any tests, then please explain how the work should be tested to verify that it actually works.
Here are a few extra points to note when you're writing your README: Keep it up-to-date - It is a good practice to make sure your file is always up-to-date. In case there are changes make sure to update the file where necessary.