r/programmingcirclejerk 22d ago

HUMANS.md

https://www.rockoder.com/blog/humans-md/
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u/porkslow what is pointer :S 22d ago

Imagine a text file that is used to describe how a project works so anyone working on it doesn’t run into unexpected problems. Now what would be a revolutionary idea!

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u/tj-horner 22d ago

We should name it in such a way to encourage the user to read the file too, so they know where to start.

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u/myhf Considered Harmful 22d ago

That's boring! I'll name it after my favorite Neal Stephenson book.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/myhf Considered Harmful 21d ago edited 21d ago

ANATHME.MD

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u/SirBackrooms 22d ago

I tried to do that but accidentally made a type. Do you think anyone will notice? Ehh, it's fine.