Reorganize contributor docs #7586
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Most of the contributor docs are kept in one main file, but as time as gone on we have split out specific topics into their own files. Some files are not linked from the main file at all. Finally, one of the files in `docs/` is intended for the `core-backend` repo, not the repo as a whole. Ultimately, this is confusing for contributors. This commit converts the main file to a table of contents, organized by category, and makes sure to link to every file in `docs/`. It also moves the `core-backend`-specific file to that package.
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Co-authored-by: Maarten Zuidhoorn <[email protected]>
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Most of the contributor docs are kept in one main file, but as time as gone on we have split out specific topics into their own files. Some files are not linked from the main file at all. Finally, one of the files in
docs/is intended for thecore-backendrepo, not the repo as a whole.Ultimately, this is confusing for contributors.
This commit converts the main file to a table of contents, organized by category, and makes sure to link to every file in
docs/. It also moves thecore-backend-specific file to that package.Note that the exact makeup of the documentation isn't perfect. We might need to rearrange some things a bit so that we have better divisions of content. There is also some duplicated content, particularly around changelogs. I'll work on that in a future PR.
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Related to https://consensyssoftware.atlassian.net/browse/WPC-199.
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Consolidates and restructures contributor documentation for clarity and discoverability.
docs/contributing.mdwithdocs/README.mdtable of contents and new topic pages underdocs/processes/,docs/getting-started/, anddocs/code-guidelines/README.md,.github/pull_request_template.md,scripts/generate-preview-build-message.ts, andscripts/create-package/README.mdto new doc paths!packages/core-backend/docsto.gitignoreso backend docs are trackedWritten by Cursor Bugbot for commit 651a432. This will update automatically on new commits. Configure here.