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Dev tools · June 9, 2019

The Documentation Compendium

Beautiful README templates that people want to read.

The Documentation Compendium launched on June 9, 2019 with 142 votes, #169 of 2,757 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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What it does

It doesn’t matter how good your repository is, because if the documentation is not good enough, people will not use it. ​ THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE GLANCE AND LEAVE. Make it pretty so that it's easier for them to star before they leave.

📢 Various README templates & tips on writing high-quality documentation that people want to read. - race2infinity/The-Documentation-Compendium

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