Update wording in CONTRIBUTING.md, closes #93

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Joe Block 6 years ago
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## The Goal
Our goal is not to have the biggest list of stuff.
Our goal is not to have the biggest list of stuff.
Our goal is to have a **comprehensible** list of most valuable things any programmer should know about.
## Contributing
Your contributions to this repo are always welcome!
Bear in mind, that this repo is *highly opinionated* and *curated*.
Your opinion on value of any resource may not match the opinion of curator.
Your contributions to this repo are always welcome!
Bear in mind, that this repo is *highly opinionated* and *curated*.
Your opinion on value of any resource may not match the opinion of curator.
**No PR will be discarded without explanations!**
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We :heart: simplicity.<br>
We :heart: essential stuff.<br>
This is why we strive to having less, but most valuable resources in the list.
We strive to have a smaller list of more valuable resources, quality over quantity.
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<details><summary>We :heart: widely applicable knowledge/skills. </summary><p>
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<details><summary>Do not add things you <b>have not evaluated</b> personally!</summary><p>
Use your critical thinking to filter out non-essential stuff.
Give honest arguments for why the resource should be included.
Have you read this book?
Can you give a short article?
Use your critical thinking to filter out non-essential stuff.
Give honest arguments for why the resource should be included.
Have you read this book?
Can you give a short article?
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<details><summary>Use reasoning based on our values.</summary><p>
Before adding any resource, answer this questions to yourself:
- Will it make every programmer a better human being?
- Will it change the quality of programmer's work?
- Will it change the quality of programmer's life?
Before adding any resource, answer this questions to yourself:
- Will it make every programmer a better human being?
- Will it change the quality of programmer's work?
- Will it change the quality of programmer's life?
- Would you personally recommend this resource to your friend, starting on software development career?
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<details><summary><b>One item</b> per Pull Request.</summary><p>
There may be a discussion related to an item you want to add.
There may be a discussion related to an item you want to add.
Adding just a single item per pull request makes it much easier for everyone involved.
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<details><summary>Use consistent set of resource type emoji</summary><p>
🎥 - Video/Talk
📖 - Book
📄 - Online article
📜 - Paper/Document
✅ - Checklist
🎥 - Video/Talk
📖 - Book
📄 - Online article
📜 - Paper/Document
✅ - Checklist
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