#12 Improve the README

Author: Matthieu Napoli

README.md

@@ -2,11 +2,24 @@
 
 This project is a [React Native](https://facebook.github.io/react-native/) boilerplate that can be used to kickstart a mobile application.
 
-This boilerplate contains:
+The boilerplate provides an architecture optimized for building solid applications through separation of concerns between the UI and business logic.
 
-- an empty React Native application created with `react-native init`
+## Content
+
+The boilerplate contains:
+
+- an "[ejected](https://github.com/react-community/create-react-native-app/blob/master/EJECTING.md)" React Native application (v0.55) created with `react-native init`
+- a [clear directory layout](#directory-layout) to provide a base architecture for your application
+- [Redux](https://redux.js.org/) (v3.7) to help manage state
+- [Redux Persist](https://github.com/rt2zz/redux-persist) (v5.9) to persist the Redux state
+- [Redux Sagas](https://redux-saga.js.org) (v5.0) to separate side-effects and logic from state and UI logic
+- [reduxsauce](https://github.com/infinitered/reduxsauce) (v0.7) to facilitate using Redux
+- [apisauce](https://github.com/infinitered/apisauce) (v0.15) to make [axios](https://github.com/axios/axios) even better
 - [prettier](https://prettier.io/) and [eslint](https://eslint.org/) preconfigured for React Native
-- a [directory layout](#directory-layout) for organizing the code of the application
+
+## Updates
+
+The boilerplate will follow new React-Native releases as soon as libraries and tools used here are compatible.
 
 ## Directory layout
 
@@ -17,9 +30,18 @@ This boilerplate contains:
 
 For more information on each directory, click the link and read the directory's README.
 
+## Requirements
+
+Node 8 or greater is required. Development for iOS requires Xcode 9 or up and will target iOS 9 and up.
+
 ## Installation
 
-Make sure you have installed [everything needed to run React Native](https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html), then:
+First install all the dependencies required by React Native:
+
+- for [Android development](https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html#installing-dependencies-3)
+- for [iOS development](https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html#installing-dependencies)
+
+Then:
 
 - clone this repository
 - remove the previous git history: `rm -rf .git/`