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# Contributing # Contributing
By reading this document, you have already entered the Elite Hall of Ziglings By reading this document, you have already entered the Elite Hall
Maintenance! of Ziglings Maintenance!
## The Ziglings Audience ## The Ziglings Audience
Ziglings is intended for programmers of all experience levels. No specific Ziglings is intended for programmers of all experience levels. No
language knowledge is expected. If you can install the current Zig snapshot, specific language knowledge is expected. Anyone who can install
setup a copy of Ziglings, and understand if/then/else, loops, and functions, the current Zig snapshot, setup a copy of Ziglings, and knows
then you're ready. common language building blocks (if/then/else, loops, and
functions) is ready or Ziglings.
Experience with strong typing, manual memory management, and certain language Ziglings is intended to be completely self-contained. If you
constructs and idioms will greatly increase the speed at which you'll be able can't solve an exercise from the information you've gleaned so
to tackle each exercise. But speed isn't important, only learning is important. far from Ziglings, then the exercise probably needs some
additional work. Please file an issue!
Ziglings is intended to be completely self-contained. If you can't solve an If an example doesn't match a description or if something is
exercise from the information you've gleaned so far from Ziglings, then the unclear, please file an issue!
exercise probably needs some additional work. Please file an issue!
If an example doesn't match a description or if something is unclear, please
file an issue!
## Spelling/Grammar ## Spelling/Grammar
If you see any typos, please file an issue or make a pull request. If you see any typos, please file an issue...or make a pull
request!
No mistake is too small. The Ziglings must be perfect. No mistake is too small. The Ziglings must be perfect. :-)
## Ideas ## Ideas
If you have ideas for new lessons or a way Ziglings could be improved, don't If you have ideas for new lessons or a way Ziglings could be
hesitate to file an issue. improved, don't hesitate to file an issue.
I prefer to actually write all of the content myself at this time (part of the I prefer to write the bulk of the content myself at this time
reason I'm building Ziglings is to learn Zig myself!), but I'm always open to (part of the reason I'm building Ziglings is to learn Zig
ideas. myself!), but I'm always open to ideas.
## Platforms and Zig Versions ## Platforms and Zig Versions
Because it uses the Zig build system, Ziglings should work wherever Zig does. Because it uses the Zig build system, Ziglings should work
wherever Zig does.
Since Ziglings is a Zig language learning resource, it tracks the current Since Ziglings is a Zig language learning resource, it tracks the
development of Zig. current development snapshots of Zig from the official website
downloads page.
If you run into an error in Ziglings due to language changes (and you have the If you run into an error in Ziglings caused by breaking changes
latest development build of Zig and the latest commit to Ziglings), that's a in the latest development build of Zig, that's a new bug in
bug! Please file an issue. Ziglings. Please file an issue...or make a pull request!
## Formatting ## Formatting
All exercises are (or should be) formatted with `zig fmt`. All exercises should conformt to `zig fmt`. I often forget to do
this.
## Pull Request Workflow ## Pull Request Workflow
Ziglings uses the "standard" Github workflow as guided by the Web interface. Ziglings uses the "standard" Github workflow as guided by the Web
Specifically: interface. Specifically:
* Fork this repository * Fork this repository
* Create a branch from `main` for your work: `git checkout -b my-branch` * Create a branch from `main` for your work:
`git checkout -b my-branch`
* Make changes, commit them * Make changes, commit them
* When your changes are ready for review, push your branch: `git push origin * When your changes are ready for review, push your branch:
my-branch` `git push origin my-branch`
* Create a pull request from your branch to `ziglings/main` * Create a pull request from your branch to `ziglings/main`
* Your faithful Ziglings maintainer "ratfactor" (that's me!) will take a look * Your faithful Ziglings maintainer "ratfactor" (that's me!) will
at your request ASAP take a look at your request ASAP (we don't talk about May-July
* Once the changes are reviewed, your request will be merged and eternal 2022, LOL)
Ziglings contributor glory is yours! * Once the changes are reviewed, your request will be merged and
eternal Ziglings contributor glory is yours!
## The Secrets ## The Secrets
If you want to peek at the secrets, take a look at the `patches/` directory. If you want to peek at the secrets, take a look at the `patches/`
directory.