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Rewrite README prose in plain technical style - #31

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What changed

Five prose edits to README.md. No content, configuration, or documented
behavior changed.

  • Removed the three em dashes, replacing them with a comma, a colon, and a
    sentence break.
  • Collapsed the "Dependabot does not support importmap-rails natively.
    Neither does Renovate. This action fills that gap." sequence into one
    factual sentence.
  • Replaced the idiomatic quick-start wording ("baked-in defaults",
    "flipping the switch", italicized _would_) with direct description.
  • Split the security-priority sentence so the major-bump caveat stands on
    its own.
  • Swapped "clobbered" for "overwritten".

Why

The README mixed technical description with marketing register. These edits
bring it in line with a plain technical documentation style.

Notes for reviewers

Line wrapping matches the file's existing width, so the diff is larger than
the wording changes alone. The config examples, grouping-strategy
descriptions, and safety-properties list are untouched apart from the
wording noted above.

The README mixed technical description with marketing register: em
dashes, staged short sentences, and idiom ("baked-in defaults",
"flipping the switch", "clobbered") that read as copy rather than
documentation.

This commit replaces the em dashes with commas, a colon, and a sentence
break; collapses the Dependabot/Renovate framing into a single factual
sentence; and swaps the idiomatic phrasing for direct wording. Line
wrapping matches the file's existing width.

No content or behavior described in the README changed, so the
documented configuration and safety properties are unaffected.
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neilvcarvalho merged commit 03a5ac5 into main Aug 28, 2026
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