I'll get something started; expect a draft PR in the next few days. -Drew
On Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 8:23:26 PM UTC-4, Tatu Saloranta wrote: > > I was reminded that one small but important/useful thing Jackson repos > are still missing is a brief description of how to start contributing > things to Jackson; typically added as `CONTRIBUTING.md` page. > This could go under Jackson portal repo > (https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson) and then linked to from other > repos. > > Portal has some of the information already, and I can try writing one > myself if no one else feels like doing it -- but I think there are > probably better wordsmiths around than me. > I would be particularly interested in finding out things to add that I > wouldn't think of (since I know the project too well, basically). > > Anyone interested in doing / helping this? > > I assume basic things would include: > > 1. Resources for contacting maintainers (google groups, gitter) > 2. Something about branches > 3. Need for CLA before first contribution (but maintainers will ask > for one when necessary) > 4. Importance of simple test(s) for covering change > 5. Something about backwards compatibility > > but I am sure there are many other things to mention too... > > -+ Tatu +- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jackson-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jackson-dev/4660e2e6-d562-4ffd-a275-5ffe6813f77c%40googlegroups.com.
