How do I write a README people actually read?
First line: what it does, in plain words. Second: who it's for. Then show it working before you explain how it works. Installation goes after desire, not before.
Most READMEs are written in the order the project was built: setup, config, API, and somewhere near the bottom, the reason anyone would care. Readers process in the opposite order.
The structure that converts: one sentence stating the job it does. A demo, gif, or before-and-after proving it. The three-line quickstart. Then, for the now-interested reader, the depth: options, architecture, contributing.
Write the first line for someone who will spend ten seconds deciding. Every star you didn't get was lost in that line, not in your docs.
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