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Why would you touch the README file hundreds of times a year? You're right about package.json, pnpm-lock etc though, but those are easy to filter out if the pr
by theshrike79 7mo ago
Why would you touch the README file hundreds of times a year?
You're right about package.json, pnpm-lock etc though, but those are easy to filter out if the project in question uses them.
- traceroute66 7mo ago> Why would you touch the README file hundreds of times a year? You're right, perhaps I should have said CHANGELOG etc. Although some projects e.g. bump version numbers in README or add extra one-liner examples ....
- mosselman 7mo agoJust look at the second file in the list then I guess. This post is about exploring code, not documentation. Nobody is going to warn you about the README unless it is super outdated.
- raxxorraxor 7mo agoSome readme files include changelogs. But aside from that I think this can still net some useful information. I like to look at the most recently changed files in a repo as well.