A new README template and use it for Lua, Python, and JavaScript

Author: rtoal

js/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 JavaScript is already installed in every modern web browser. To develop command line scripts and servers, download and install Node.js from the [Node home page](https://nodejs.org) or use your favorite package manager.
 
-Once installed, programs in this folder can be run from the command line like so:
+Programs in this folder can be run from the command line like so:
 
 ```
 node triple.js
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ node top_ten_scorers.js < ../test/wnba_input
 
 Running the command `node` with no arguments gives you a repl.
 
-To run the tests on a Unix-like shell:
-
-```
-./test.sh
-```
+Tests can be run with `test.sh` or `test.ps1`.
 
 Note that this folder contains the file **package.json** to enable each of the command line **.js** files to run as _module_ scripts, rather than _classic_ scripts. Modules are the preferred way to write JavaScript, as they enable a host of newer modern features and are much more safe and secure. For the differences between scripts and modules, see [this article](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Modules) from MDN’s JavaScript Guide.
 
@@ -36,17 +32,21 @@ JavaScript is a modern, expressive, dynamic, event-driven programming language t
 
 Continue your study of JavaScript via:
 
-- [Awesome JavaScript](https://github.com/sorrycc/awesome-javascript)
-- Another [Awesome JavaScript](https://js.libhunt.com/)
 - [The Official Language Specification](https://tc39.es/ecma262/)
 - [MDN Web Docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web)
+- [Awesome JavaScript](https://github.com/sorrycc/awesome-javascript)
+- Another [Awesome JavaScript](https://js.libhunt.com/)
 - [Axel Rauschmayer's Books](https://exploringjs.com/)
 - [Axel Rauschmayer's Blog](http://www.2ality.com/)
+- [JavaScript at Rosetta Code](https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:JavaScript)
 
-## JavaScript Open Source Projects
+## JavaScript in Open Source
 
-Studying, and contributing to, open source projects is an excellent way to improve your proficiency in any language. Of the many projects using JavaScript, you may enjoy:
+You may enjoy:
 
+- [The GitHub Topic Page](https://github.com/topics/javascript)
+- [Trending Lua Repositories on GitHub](https://github.com/trending/javascript)
+- [Top 100 Starred Lua Repositories on GitHub](https://github.com/EvanLi/Github-Ranking/blob/master/Top100/JavaScript.md)
 - [React](https://github.com/facebook/react)
 - [d3](https://github.com/mbostock/d3)
 - [date-fns](https://github.com/date-fns/date-fns)

lua/README.md

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 # Lua Explorations
 
-To build and run Lua programs on your local machine, download and install the Lua system from the [Lua downloads page](https://www.lua.org/download.html) or use your favorite package manager.
+To build and run Lua programs on your local machine, download and install the most recent language version from the [Lua downloads page](https://www.lua.org/download.html) or use your favorite package manager.
 
-Once installed, programs in this folder can be run from the command line like so:
+Programs in this folder can be run from the command line like so:
 
 ```
 lua triple.lua
@@ -20,32 +20,30 @@ lua top_ten_scorers.lua < ../test/wnba_input
 
 Running the command `lua` with no arguments gives you a repl.
 
-To run the tests on a Unix-like shell:
-
-```
-./test.sh
-```
+Tests can be run with `test.sh` or `test.ps1`.
 
 ## About Lua
 
-Lua is a lightweight and efficient programming language. It was designed and implemented by a team led by Roberto Ierusalimschy at PUC-Rio, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The first version of Lua was released in 1993 and it is still being actively developed today. Lua is a popular choice for game programming and was the implementation language for titles such as World of Warcraft, Angry Birds, Hades II, Diner Dash, Roblox, and SimCity 4. It interoperates well with other languages, and can easily be embedded into C, C++, Java, Fortran, Smalltalk, and Erlang implementations.
+Lua is a lightweight and efficient programming language. It was designed and implemented by a team led by Roberto Ierusalimschy at PUC-Rio, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The first version of Lua was released in 1993 and the language is still being actively developed. Lua is a popular choice for game programming and was the implementation language for titles such as World of Warcraft, Angry Birds, Hades II, Diner Dash, Roblox, and SimCity 4. It interoperates well with other languages, and can easily be embedded into C, C++, Java, Fortran, Smalltalk, and Erlang implementations.
 
 ## Lua Resources
 
 Continue your study of Lua via:
 
-- [Awesome Lua](https://github.com/LewisJEllis/awesome-lua)
 - [Lua Home](http://www.lua.org/)
+- [Official Documentation](http://www.lua.org/docs.html)
 - [List of Lua Books](http://www.lua.org/docs.html#books)
-- [Lua Reference Manual](http://www.lua.org/manual/)
 - The book [_Programming in Lua_](http://www.lua.org/pil/) by Lua’s creator, Roberto Ierusalimschy
+- [Awesome Lua](https://github.com/uhub/awesome-lua)
 - [List of Lua Books](https://realtoughcandy.com/best-lua-books/)
 - [List of video games scripted in Lua](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lua_(programming_language)-scripted_video_games>)
+- [Lua at Rosetta Code](https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Lua)
 
-## Lua Open Source Projects
+## Lua in Open Source
 
-Studying, and contributing to, open source projects is an excellent way to improve your proficiency in any language. Of the many projects using Lua, you may enjoy:
+You may enjoy:
 
+- [The GitHub Topic Page](https://github.com/topics/lua)
 - [Trending Lua Repositories on GitHub](https://github.com/trending/lua)
 - [Top 100 Starred Lua Repositories on GitHub](https://github.com/EvanLi/Github-Ranking/blob/master/Top100/Lua.md)
 - [Luvit](https://github.com/luvit/luvit)

python/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 To build and run Python programs on your local machine, download and install the most recent language version from the [Python home page](https://www.python.org/) or use your favorite package manager.
 
-Once installed, programs in this folder can be run from the command line like so:
+Programs in this folder can be run from the command line like so:
 
 ```
 python3 triple.py
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ python3 top_ten_scorers.py < ../test/wnba_input
 
 Running the command `python3` with no arguments gives you a repl.
 
-To run the tests on a Unix-like shell:
+If you, as you may have already, are using virtual environments or have aliased `python3` to `python`, you may replace `python3` with `python` in the above commands.
 
-```
-./test.sh
-```
+Tests can be run with `test.sh` or `test.ps1`.
 
 ## About Python
 
@@ -34,16 +32,20 @@ Python is a powerful and expressive programming language that “lets you work q
 
 Continue your study of Python via:
 
-- [Awesome Python](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python)
 - [Python Home](https://www.python.org/)
-- [Python Docs Home](https://www.python.org/doc/)
+- [Official Documentation](https://www.python.org/doc/)
+- [Awesome Python](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python)
 - [A curated list of Python books](https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonBooks)
 - [An online Python course](https://developers.google.com/edu/python/)
+- [Python at Rosetta Code](https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Python)
 
-## Python Open Source Projects
+## Python in Open Source
 
-Studying, and contributing to, open source projects is an excellent way to improve your proficiency in any language. Of the many projects using Python, you may enjoy:
+You may enjoy:
 
+- [The GitHub Topic Page](https://github.com/topics/python)
+- [Trending Lua Repositories on GitHub](https://github.com/trending/python)
+- [Top 100 Starred Lua Repositories on GitHub](https://github.com/EvanLi/Github-Ranking/blob/master/Top100/Python.md)
 - [Requests](https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests)
 - [Flask](https://github.com/mitsuhiko/flask)
 - [Reddit](https://github.com/reddit/reddit)