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Contributing to Software Development Standards

Thank you for your interest in contributing to our comprehensive standards repository!

🚀 Ways to Contribute

1. Report Issues

  • Bug reports
  • Unclear documentation
  • Missing examples
  • Broken links
  • Outdated practices

2. Suggest Improvements

  • Enhanced examples
  • Additional patterns
  • Tool recommendations
  • Performance optimizations
  • Security enhancements

3. Create New Standards

Follow our Creating Standards Guide to add new standards.

4. Update Existing Standards

  • Fix typos and grammar
  • Update deprecated practices
  • Add missing examples
  • Improve clarity
  • Update tool versions

📝 Pull Request Process

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/your-improvement
  3. Make your changes
  4. Validate your changes:
# Run validation checks
yamllint .
markdownlint '**/*.md'
  1. Commit with clear message: git commit -m "Add: [brief description]"
  2. Push to your fork: git push origin feature/your-improvement
  3. Open a Pull Request

✅ PR Checklist

  • Follows existing format and structure
  • Includes practical, working examples
  • Updates related documentation
  • Adds/updates tests if applicable
  • Passes all validation checks
  • Includes clear commit messages
  • Updates CHANGELOG.md if significant

🎨 Style Guidelines

Markdown

  • Use clear, descriptive headings
  • Include code examples with syntax highlighting
  • Use tables for structured data
  • Add links to related standards

Code Examples

  • Provide examples in multiple languages (Python, JS/TS, Go)
  • Include both good and bad examples
  • Add comments explaining key concepts
  • Ensure examples are production-ready

Tone

  • Be prescriptive and clear
  • Avoid ambiguity
  • Use active voice
  • Focus on practical application

🔍 Review Process

  1. Automated checks run on all PRs
  2. Maintainer review for content quality
  3. Community feedback period (if significant change)
  4. Merge when approved

🤖 For LLMs Contributing

When creating PRs via LLMs:

  1. Follow CREATING_STANDARDS_GUIDE.md precisely
  2. Ensure all integration points are updated
  3. Validate against STANDARD_TEMPLATE.md
  4. Include rationale for changes in PR description

📄 License

By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same MIT License that covers this project.

🙏 Thank You

Your contributions help make software development better for everyone. We appreciate your time and effort!