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 [![Build Status](https://drone.datavi.be/api/badges/sneak/gohttpserver/status.svg)](https://drone.datavi.be/sneak/gohttpserver)
 
 This is my boilerplate for a go HTTP server, designed to be a
-starting point template for new projects.
+starting point template for new projects, with most things conveniently
+stubbed out and ready for simple and fast customization, with sane defaults.
 
 Many ideas are taken from Mat Ryer's talk titled "How I Write HTTP Web Services
 after Eight Years" at GopherCon 2019, seen here: