READMEs are necessary. They are like instructions that come with appliances. Most of us will try to just use or assemble the thing without instructions and then

READMEs are necessary. They are like instructions that come with appliances. Most of us will try to just use or assemble the thing without instructions and then sure enough we dig through the trash or try to find another manual online to humble us. I think some READMEs can go a bit over the top with every affordance or badge you can muster however. But I think we'd rather have something than nothing which is all too common in software.