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Contributing to NLAD

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Natural Language Application Development (NLAD)! As an emerging methodology, NLAD benefits greatly from community involvement and feedback.

Ways to Contribute

Share Your Experience

  • Document your experience using NLAD
  • Share successful patterns and approaches
  • Highlight challenges and how you overcame them
  • Provide feedback on what worked well and what didn't

Improve Documentation

  • Suggest clarifications to existing documentation
  • Add new examples and use cases
  • Help improve explanation of concepts
  • Fix typos or formatting issues

Expand the Methodology

  • Propose new best practices
  • Suggest improvements to the core concepts
  • Share innovative ways to use LLMs in development
  • Contribute ideas for future capabilities

Add Case Studies

  • Document real-world applications built using NLAD
  • Share specific challenges and solutions
  • Provide concrete examples of NLAD benefits
  • Highlight unique use cases

Contributing Process

  1. Start a Discussion

    • Use GitHub Discussions to propose significant changes
    • Share your ideas with the community
    • Get feedback before making major contributions
    • Discuss potential improvements

  2. Submit Changes

    • Fork the repository
    • Create a descriptive branch name
    • Make your changes
    • Submit a pull request

  3. Documentation Guidelines

    • Use clear, concise language
    • Include practical examples
    • Follow existing markdown formatting
    • Keep the focus on methodology not implementation

Best Practices

Writing Style

  • Be clear and concise
  • Use practical examples
  • Maintain a professional tone
  • Keep focus on teaching and guidance

Examples

  • Use realistic scenarios
  • Include context and explanation
  • Show both basic and advanced uses
  • Demonstrate practical applications

Feedback and Reviews

  • Be constructive in reviews
  • Focus on methodology improvements
  • Suggest alternatives when appropriate
  • Keep discussions professional

Getting Help

Need help contributing? You can:

  • Start a GitHub Discussion
  • Open an issue for specific problems
  • Ask questions in existing discussions
  • Reach out to maintainers

Code of Conduct

We expect all contributors to:

  • Be respectful and inclusive
  • Focus on constructive feedback
  • Help maintain a positive environment
  • Support fellow contributors

Recognition

We believe in recognizing contributions:

  • Contributors will be acknowledged in the README
  • Significant contributions will be highlighted
  • Community members can earn maintainer status
  • All contributors will be listed in our documentation

Questions?

If you have questions about contributing:

  • Check existing discussions
  • Start a new discussion
  • Open an issue
  • Reach out to maintainers

Thank you for helping improve NLAD! Your contributions help make application development more accessible and efficient for everyone.