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SKILL.md

Developer Onboarding

Table of Contents

  • [Overview](#overview)
  • [When to Use](#when-to-use)
  • [Quick Start](#quick-start)
  • [Reference Guides](#reference-guides)
  • [Best Practices](#best-practices)

Overview

Create comprehensive onboarding documentation that helps new developers quickly set up their development environment, understand the codebase, and start contributing effectively.

When to Use

  • New developer onboarding
  • README file creation
  • Contributing guidelines
  • Development environment setup
  • Architecture overview docs
  • Code style guides
  • Git workflow documentation
  • Testing guidelines
  • Deployment procedures

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

# Project Name

Brief project description (1-2 sentences explaining what this project does).

[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/username/repo/CI)](https://github.com/username/repo/actions)

[![Coverage](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/username/repo)](https://codecov.io/gh/username/repo)

[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/username/repo)](LICENSE)

[![Version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/package-name)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/package-name)

## Table of Contents

- [Features](#features)

- [Quick Start](#quick-start)

- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)

- [Installation](#installation)

- [Configuration](#configuration)

- [Development](#development)

- [Testing](#testing)

- [Deployment](#deployment)

- [Architecture](#architecture)

- [Contributing](#contributing)

- [License](#license)

## Features

// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)

Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:

GuideContents
[Clone the Repository](references/clone-the-repository.md)Clone the Repository, Install Dependencies
[Set Up Environment Variables](references/set-up-environment-variables.md)Set Up Environment Variables
[Database Setup](references/database-setup.md)Database Setup, Verify Installation
[Project Structure](references/project-structure.md)Project Structure
[Available Scripts](references/available-scripts.md)Available Scripts
[Code Style](references/code-style.md)Code Style
[Git Workflow](references/git-workflow.md)Git Workflow
[Running Tests](references/running-tests.md)Running Tests
[Writing Tests](references/writing-tests.md)Writing Tests

Best Practices

✅ DO

  • Start with a clear, concise project description
  • Include badges for build status, coverage, etc.
  • Provide a quick start section
  • Document all prerequisites clearly
  • Include troubleshooting section
  • Keep README up-to-date
  • Use code examples liberally
  • Add architecture diagrams
  • Document environment variables
  • Include contribution guidelines
  • Specify code style requirements
  • Document testing procedures

❌ DON'T

  • Assume prior knowledge
  • Skip prerequisite documentation
  • Forget to update after major changes
  • Use overly technical jargon
  • Skip example code
  • Ignore Windows/Mac/Linux differences
  • Forget to document scripts
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