Guidance

[carlynlee]

I am working on some scripts to help update a public facing website ipnpr.jpl.nasa.gov with new articles. Really I am one of two users of the scripts, but that might change in the future. How can I use SLIM?

[riverma]

Hi @carlynlee - thanks for reaching out!

At a basic level, if your scripts are expected to be reused and are not a one-time thing, we'd recommend setting up a repository to house the scripts (as opposed to using something like GitHub Gists). You also never know what code may evolve to - so sometimes it's helpful to create the groundwork for growth should it occur.

If you go the repository route, we'd recommend you review the SLIM Getting Started Checklist for recommend (in order of priority) things your repository should include. In fact, try using our repository starter kit to bootstrap your project with the needed best practices automatically!