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+# Contributing to the project
+
+* Writing chat clients
+
+I know not everyone wants an electron based client because it's naturally really bloated. But the normans want something that _just werks_ so electron is a good way of doing that.
+
+The API is dead simple however so it shouldn't be too bad to write a simple client that sends a couple of requests every so often.
+
+If you choose to write a client and want people to know about it I can include a link to the project here/on the wiki.
+
+* Testing
+
+Currently API testing is done with a phony client written in python(client-tests/client.py) and some rust tests.
+
+Anything from a simple `GET /some-route` + response check to a testing pipeline thing is appreciated.
+Since testing doesn't really affect users as long as the test is correct and covers new ground it's welcome.
+
+* Languages - Rust/Python/Bash/Javascript/HTML/CSS
+
+The API service is written in rust. Uses mysql-async wrapped in a small library for abstracting away database code from the "business logic"
+
+Build scripts are literally just Bash scripts
+
+The electron client is built with NodeJS + Bootstrap(nothing else).
+Adding libraries to the client requires _very_ good reason IMO.
+
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 ## How to help - if you want to
 
-
-> Writing chat clients
-
-I know not everyone wants an electron based client because it's naturally really bloated. But the normans want something that _just werks_ so electron is a good way of doing that.
-
-The API is dead simple however so it shouldn't be too bad to write a simple client that sends a couple of requests every so often.
-
-If you choose to write a client and want people to know about it I can include a link to the project here/on the wiki.
-
-> Testing
-
-Currently API testing is done with a phony client written in python(client-tests/client.py) and some rust tests.
-
-Anything from a simple `GET /some-route` + response check to a testing pipeline thing is appreciated.
-Since testing doesn't really affect users as long as the test is correct and covers new ground it's welcome.
+Check [the contributing guide](./contributing.md)