From c349792d8f0bda52053f51bd9110de58996fdfaf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Halpern Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:59:49 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Incluse language about inclusive naming in contributing.md (#7376) --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 26390e3d7..d59acd384 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -117,6 +117,17 @@ More importantly, we also try to avoid Code quality tools are not perfect, so try not to obsess over your CodeClimate score. +### Please use inclusive language + +Inclusion and respect are core tenents of our [code of conduct](https://dev.to/code-of-conduct) +and we encourage thoughtful language all the way down to the code. Some coding +metaphors are alienating or triggering and we ask that contributors go the extra mile +to submit code which is inclusive in nature. + +If you unintentionally include language deemed harmful, there is no shame. We will +simply work together to settle on an alternative we are all comfortable with. This +extra care for naming tends to result in cleaner code as a biproduct. + ### Create a pull request - Try to keep the pull requests small. A pull request should try its very best