# race2infinity/The-Documentation-Compendium

📢 Various README templates & tips on writing high-quality documentation that people want to read.

Repository: https://github.com/race2infinity/The-Documentation-Compendium
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/the-documentation-compendium
License Family: other
Topics: documentation, documentation-theme, documentation-template, technical-writing, templates, template-project, project-documentation, readme, readme-template, guidelines, readme-bolierplate, readme-md, readme-standard, docs, readme-first, awesome, documentation-tool
Last push: 2025-10-31T18:22:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 49, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2648, "days_push": 306, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6029, forks 741 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:34.403932+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of README templates, best practices, and tips for writing high-quality software documentation. It serves as a reference guide for developers and technical writers rather than a runnable tool.

## Use cases
- find a readme template for my open source project
- learn how to write good documentation
- improve my project's README
- best practices for technical writing
- structure documentation for a GitHub repo
- get tips on writing docs people actually read

## When to choose
- you are starting a new open-source project and need a README structure
- you want curated links and guidelines on technical writing
- you want copy-paste documentation templates

## When to avoid
- you need a tool that generates or hosts documentation automatically
- you need API doc generation from code
- you want a documentation site framework like Docusaurus or MkDocs

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, markdown
- domain: documentation, developer-tools, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: readme-templates, technical-writing, documentation-guide, boilerplate

## Member repositories
- race2infinity/The-Documentation-Compendium (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.403932+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:49:14.006465+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/race2infinity/The-Documentation-Compendium (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.403932+00:00, sha 0934aac87027)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.