learn from CPAN
hackergrrl opened this issue · comments
Perl hackers have been writing great READMEs in a consistent format for ages: http://search.cpan.org/~lloydg/List-Zip-0.04/lib/List/Zip.pm
Key elements:
- Name + Tagline: a tiny sentence that describes what the module does.
- A "Description" section that gives people without necessary background the means to understand the module's purpose.
- A concrete, runnable example that the user can copy locally and experiment with.
- A Methods listing that documents the public API, complete with examples where it helps.
- See Also: a mechanism for discovering other modules that work great with this one. (audio-lab does a great job with this throughout their audio modules)
- Copyright / License (I'm more interested in the latter)