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-Vec-backed ID-tree.
+`ego-tree` is a Rust crate that provides a Vec-backed ID-tree implementation. It offers a flexible and efficient way to create and manipulate tree structures in Rust, with a focus on performance and ease of use.
 
 `ego-tree` is on [Crates.io][crate] and [GitHub][github].
 
+## Design Philosophy
+
+The design of `ego-tree` is centered around the following principles:
+
+1. **Efficiency**: The tree structure is backed by a Vec, allowing for fast, cache-friendly operations and efficient memory usage.
+
+2. **Flexibility**: Nodes can have any number of children, allowing for the representation of various tree structures.
+
+3. **Stability**: Node references remain valid even after modifying the tree structure, thanks to the use of stable NodeId indices.
+
+4. **Safety**: The API is designed to prevent common errors, such as creating cycles or detaching the root node.
+
+5. **Ergonomics**: The crate provides both low-level operations and high-level conveniences like the `tree!` macro for easy tree construction.
+
+## Key Design Choices
+
+### Vec-Backed Structure
+
+Unlike traditional pointer-based trees, `ego-tree` uses a Vec to store all nodes. This design choice offers several advantages:
+
+- Improved cache locality, potentially leading to better performance
+- Simplified memory management
+- Easier serialization and deserialization
+- Constant-time access to any node by its ID
+
+### Node IDs
+
+Nodes are identified by `NodeId`s, which are wrappers around indices into the underlying Vec. This approach allows for:
+
+- Stable references to nodes, even as the tree structure changes
+- Efficient node lookup (O(1) time complexity)
+- Compact representation of relationships between nodes
+
+### Immutable and Mutable Node References
+
+The crate provides both `NodeRef` (immutable) and `NodeMut` (mutable) types for working with nodes. This separation allows for:
+
+- Clear distinction between read-only and modifying operations
+- Prevention of multiple mutable references to the same node, enforcing Rust's borrowing rules
+- Efficient implementation of various tree traversal iterators
+
+### Orphan Nodes
+
+Nodes can be detached from the tree but not removed entirely. This design choice:
+
+- Simplifies certain tree manipulation algorithms
+- Allows for temporary detachment and reattachment of subtrees
+- Maintains the validity of NodeIds, even for detached nodes
+
+### Rich Iterator Support
+
+The crate provides a variety of iterator types for traversing the tree in different ways. This design:
+
+- Allows for efficient and idiomatic tree traversal
+- Supports various algorithms and use cases without sacrificing performance
+- Leverages Rust's powerful iterator ecosystem
+
+## Use Cases
+
+`ego-tree` is well-suited for applications that require:
+
+- Efficient representation and manipulation of hierarchical data structures
+- Frequent traversal and modification of tree structures
+- Stable references to tree nodes across operations
+- Serialization and deserialization of tree structures
+
+Some potential use cases include:
+
+- DOM-like structures for document processing
+- File system representations
+- Organizational hierarchies
+- Game scene graphs
+- Abstract syntax trees for compilers or interpreters
+
+## Getting Started
+
+Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+ego-tree = "0.6.2"
+```
+
+Basic usage:
+
+```rust
+use ego_tree::Tree;
+
+let mut tree = Tree::new(1);
+let mut root = tree.root_mut();
+root.append(2);
+let mut child = root.append(3);
+child.append(4);
+child.append(5);
+```
+
+For more detailed usage examples and API documentation, please refer to the [documentation](https://docs.rs/ego-tree).
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the ISC License.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
+
+## Credits
+
+`ego-tree` is created and maintained by the team of [rust-scraper](https://github.com/rust-scraper).
+
 [crate]: https://crates.io/crates/ego-tree
 [github]: https://github.com/rust-scraper/ego-tree
 [tests]: https://github.com/rust-scraper/ego-tree/actions/workflows/test.yml