Listen "[EN] ByteSized RSE: The README - with Julian Lenz"
Episode Synopsis
And in this last episode of our first ByteSized RSE season, we talk about the README file. My guest in this episode is Julian Lenz from the University in Swansea, UK who will take us through the importance of READMEs, what should go into them and at what stage should you create one (spoiler alert: a.s.a.p.). Here are a few links you might find useful.Example READMEs and templateshttps://github.com/matiassingers/awesome-readme a list of example READMEshttps://dev.to/documatic/awesome-readme-examples-for-writing-better-readmes-3eh3 a guide for writing better READMEshttps://github.com/matiassingers/awesome-readme#articles more articles on how to write READMEshttps://github.com/othneildrew/Best-README-Template templates for READMEshttps://github.com/Louis3797/awesome-readme-template another README templateBackground https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/ GNU Coding standards. READMEs are mentioned in chapter 7.3https://medium.com/@NSomar/readme-md-history-and-components-a365aff07f10 a history of READMEshttps://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/ the MARKDOWN formatByte-sized RSE is presented in collaboration with the UNIVERSE-HPC project.https://www.imperial.ac.uk/computational-methods/rse/events/byte-sized-rse/ByteSized RSE link to Imperial CollegeGet in touchThank you for listening! Merci de votre écoute! Vielen Dank für´s Zuhören! Contact Details/ Coordonnées / Kontakt: Email mailto:[email protected] UK RSE Slack (ukrse.slack.com): @code4thought or @piddie Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/code4thought.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pweschmidt/ (personal Profile)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeforthought/ (Code for Thought Profile) This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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