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Enhancement: Add meaningful package.json description #213

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Problem

The package.json file has an empty description field, which doesn't provide any information about what this project does. This affects discoverability and professionalism of the project.

Current Behavior

{
  "name": "jargons.dev",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  // ... rest of package.json
}

Expected Behavior

The description should clearly explain what jargons.dev is and what it does.

Location

File: package.json
Line: 3

Proposed Solution

Add a meaningful description that aligns with the project's purpose as described in the README.

Suggested descriptions:

Option 1: Concise

"description": "A community-driven dictionary for software engineering and tech terms"

Option 2: Detailed

"description": "An open source dictionary curated by contributors providing simplified meaning and definitions to software development, engineering, and general technology terms"

Option 3: Feature-focused

"description": "The Software Engineering Dictionary - Community-driven definitions for dev jargons and tech terms with AI-powered search"

Why This Matters

  • Improves project discoverability in npm/package registries
  • Provides immediate context about the project's purpose
  • Enhances professionalism and documentation quality
  • Helps developers understand the project at a glance

Recommendation

Based on the README content, I recommend Option 2 as it directly matches the description used in the README:

"description": "An open source dictionary curated by contributors providing simplified meaning and definitions to software development, engineering, and general technology terms"

Steps to Complete

  1. Choose the most appropriate description
  2. Update the package.json file
  3. Verify the description accurately represents the project
  4. Ensure it aligns with other project documentation

Additional Context

This is a good first issue because:

  • ✅ Simple one-line change
  • ✅ Improves project documentation
  • ✅ No technical complexity
  • ✅ Clear improvement to project metadata

Definition of Done

  • Add meaningful description to package.json
  • Ensure description aligns with README and project purpose
  • Verify JSON syntax remains valid
  • Description is clear and informative

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⬆️ high priorityThis issue needs to be addressed like yesterday🐛 bugSomething isn't working📜 documentationImprovements or additions to documentation✨ enhancementNew feature or request or improvementgood first issueGood for newcomershacktoberfestRelated to hacktoberfest

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