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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

I beg you, if you are a developer of an open source app or program - add screenshots of your app to the README file. When looking for the perfect app, I had to install dozens of them just to see what the user interface looked like and whether it suits me. This will allow users to decide if the app they choose will suit them... Please, don't think about it, just do it....

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[-] johannes@lemmy.jhjacobs.nl 9 points 2 years ago

Who reads README's anyway? Aren't they like instruction manuals? You only read them once its broken? :) Or maybe i should start reading instruction manuals..

[-] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 2 years ago

it's the very first thing you see when you visit any project's github page.

[-] johannes@lemmy.jhjacobs.nl 3 points 2 years ago

Nice! I can say i read important readme’s then :)

Bless you!

[-] Pechente@feddit.de 12 points 2 years ago

Lots of projects are on GitHub or similar repositories and the landing page is usually the readme file as rendered markdown.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

I appreciate your joke, I totally got if.

Mainly because my dad would do exactly that if he ever had to use github lol. I grew up watching him literally throw manuals aside, only to have me or my sister bring them back when he screwed up lol.

this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2023
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