README driven development
Readme Driven Development written by Tom Preston-Werner in 2010 is a timeless post about using a README to scope a project and collaborate with others. Here are the 4 key ideas I got from the post: Your README is the most important document in your codebase. So write your README first. A README constrains you to single file which makes it a short, light-weight and not-too-precise introduction to your code. A README helps with discussion and collaboration. See also Weekly incremental value