better readme

README.rst

@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
 piker
 -----
-Trading gear for hackers.
+trading gear for hackers.
 
 |travis|
 
-``piker`` is an attempt at a pro-grade, broker agnostic, next-gen FOSS toolset for real-time
-trading and financial analysis targetted at hardcore Linux users.
+``piker`` is an attempt at a pro-grade, broker agnostic, next-gen FOSS
+toolset for real-time trading and financial analysis targetted at
+hardcore Linux users.
 
-It tries to use as much bleeding edge tech as possible including (but not limited to):
+it tries to use as much bleeding edge tech as possible including (but not limited to):
 
-- Python 3.7+ for glue_ and business logic
-- trio_ for structured concurrency
+- latest Python for glue_ and business logic
+- trio_ for `structured concurrency`_
 - tractor_ for distributed, multi-core, real-time streaming
 - marketstore_ for historical and real-time tick data persistence and sharing
 - techtonicdb_ for L2 book storage
 - Qt_ for pristine high performance UIs
 - pyqtgraph_ for real-time charting
-- ``numpy`` for `fast numerics`_
+- ``numpy`` and ``numba`` for `fast numerics`_
 
 .. |travis| image:: https://img.shields.io/travis/pikers/piker/master.svg
     :target: https://travis-ci.org/pikers/piker
 .. _trio: https://github.com/python-trio/trio
+.. _structured concurrency: https://trio.discourse.group/
 .. _tractor: https://github.com/goodboy/tractor
 .. _marketstore: https://github.com/alpacahq/marketstore
 .. _techtonicdb: https://github.com/0b01/tectonicdb
@@ -31,35 +33,26 @@ It tries to use as much bleeding edge tech as possible including (but not limite
 
 Focus and Features:
 *******************
-- 100% federated: running your code on your hardware with your
-  broker's data feeds, privately, **is the point** (this is not a web-based *I
-  don't know how to run my own system* project).
-- Asset class, broker, exchange agnostic.
-- Built on a highly reliable `structured concurrent actor model
-  <tractor>`_ with built in async streaming and scalability protocols
-  allowing for a distributed architecture from the ground up.
-- Privacy: your orders, indicators, algos are all run client side and
-  are shared only with the (groups of) traders you specify.
-- Production grade, highly attractive native UIs that feel and fit like
-  a proper pair of skinny jeans; only meant to be used with a proper
-  tiling window manager (no, we are not ignorant enough to roll our own).
-- Sophisticated charting capable of processing large data sets in real-time
-  while sanely displaying complex models and strategy systems.
-- Built-in support for *hipstery* indicators and studies that you
-  probably haven't heard of but that the authors **know** generate alpha
-  when paired with the right strategies.
-- Emphasis on collaboration through sharing of data, ideas, and processing
-  power. We will not host your code in the cloud nor ask you to
-  participate in any lame "alpha competitions".
-- Adoption is very low priority, especially if you're not an experienced
-  trader; the system is not built for sale it is built for *people*.
-- No, we will never have a "corporation friendly license"; if you intend to use
-  this code base we must know about it.
+- zero web
+- zero pump
+- zero "backtesting" (aka yabf)
+- zero "cloud"
+- 100% federated: your code, your hardware, your broker's data feeds
+- privacy
+- broker/exchange agnostic
+- built on a `structured concurrent actor model <tractor>`_
+- production grade, highly attractive native UIs
+- expected to be used from tiling wms
+- sophisticated rt charting
+- emphasis on collaboration through UI and data sharing
+- zero interest in adoption by suits
+- not built for *sale*; built for *people*
+- no corporate friendly license, ever.
 
-Fitting with these tenets, we're always open to new framework suggestions and ideas.
+fitting with these tenets, we're always open to new framework suggestions and ideas.
 
-Building the best looking, most reliable, keyboard friendly trading platform is the dream.
-Feel free to pipe in with your ideas and quiffs.
+building the best looking, most reliable, keyboard friendly trading platform is the dream.
+feel free to pipe in with your ideas and quiffs.
 
 
 Install
@@ -80,9 +73,10 @@ For a development install::
 
 Broker Support
 **************
-For live data feeds the set of supported brokers is:
+For live data feeds the in-progress set of supported brokers is:
+
 - Questrade_ which comes with effectively free L1
-- IB_ via ib_insync
+- IB_ via ``ib_insync``
 - Webull_ via the reverse engineered public API
 - Kraken_ for crypto over their public websocket API
 
@@ -94,22 +88,17 @@ If you want your broker supported and they have an API let us know.
 .. _Kraken: https://www.kraken.com/features/api#public-market-data
 
 
-Check out some charts
-*********************
-Bet you weren't expecting this from the foss::
+Check out our charts
+********************
+bet you weren't expecting this from the foss bby::
 
-    piker chart spy.arca
+    piker chart -b kraken XBTUSD
 
 
-It is also possible to run a specific broker's data feed as a top
-level micro-service daemon::
+If anyone asks you what this project is about
+*********************************************
+tell them *it's a broken crypto trading platform that doesn't scale*.
 
-    pikerd -l info -b ib
-
-
-Then start the client app as normal::
-
-    piker chart -b ib ES.GLOBEX
-
-
-.. _pipenv: https://docs.pipenv.org/
+How do i get involved?
+**********************
+coming soon.