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by omarhaneef 2518 days ago
readme files might be the natural place for them but in practice readme files sort of tell you about the project, the author, the purpose, examples of what it can do and maybe how to install it.

It rarely gives you what is in each folder, and what part of the functionality each folder handles, although perhaps we should try to change the conventions of readme files to include file structure.

edit: I mean the root readme might contain what is in each folder so you don't have to click on each one to see which one you want to start with.