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Why he need screenshot when there's a perfectly good demo?

Assuming this isn't snark - because if I am looking for a tool to do a job, seeing an immediate visual representation of what I am likely to expect is very helpful. I don't want to go through the full installation to view a demo and then immediately realise it was not remotely close to what I was expecting.

I also think a screenshot in a README is very helpful, but do note that the demo requires no install. The linked GitHub repository has a homepage set, and it is https://status.harry.id which I think is pretty obviously a demo just from the URL.

Generally I'd agree, but the link he posted is a single click, requires no install, no login, no nothing. Nevertheless, here I took a screenshot for you: https://i.imgur.com/63kPIh9.png

The demo link is not in the README either. If it was, yes, I agree with you.

It's the homepage link on the GitHub repo.

I thought it was.

Good news, OP is responsive and added both the link and a screenshot: https://github.com/harsxv/tinystatus/commit/41d9004b391cf76f...

https://github.com/harsxv/tinystatus/commit/fcde73820dd9cdd1...

I know, he said so in this very thread 2 days ago.

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