From 256ecd8cc72878302bafe05bda000eeddc5bc8d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lilleman auf Larv Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:42:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Word goal 10's signal and counter-signal for a reader outside the project --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 50cdb6b..9c73f11 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ whatever it costs; the Achieve goals are weighed against each other in the order 8. **Maintain:** Runs in any JavaScript engine, with no runtime dependencies and nothing to configure or connect. 9. **Maintain:** Fast, and linear in the document's size as JSON. 10. **Achieve:** Easy for a contributor to understand and change safely. - - Signal: the comprehension panel's verdicts improve, and tokens read before a chunk's first commit fall. - - Counter-signal: items that move other goals ship fewer per release. + - Signal: fresh readers find the source easier to follow, and the reading a change needs before its first commit falls. + - Counter-signal: fewer features and fixes for the other goals ship per release. - Why: readability bought by stalling the audience's work costs more than it saves. ## Audience