diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index e2860da465..34beec6043 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Nobody is perfect, and sometimes we mess things up. That said, here are some goo **Do:** * Write in idiomatic SerenityOS C++20, using the `AK` containers in all code. -* Conform to the project coding style found in [CodingStyle.md](https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documentation/CodingStyle.md). Use `clang-format` (version 16 or later) to automatically format C++ files. See [AdvancedBuildInstructions.md](https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documentation/AdvancedBuildInstructions.md#clang-format-updates) for instructions on how to get an up-to-date version if your OS distribution does not ship clang-format-15. +* Conform to the project coding style found in [CodingStyle.md](https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documentation/CodingStyle.md). Use `clang-format` (version 16 or later) to automatically format C++ files. See [AdvancedBuildInstructions.md](https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documentation/AdvancedBuildInstructions.md#clang-format-updates) for instructions on how to get an up-to-date version if your OS distribution does not ship clang-format-16. * Choose expressive variable, function and class names. Make it as obvious as possible what the code is doing. * Split your changes into separate, atomic commits (i.e. A commit per feature or fix, where the build, tests and the system are all functioning). * Make sure your commits are rebased on the master branch.