doc: rewrite contributing guide from scratch#947
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Replace 50+ verbose, outdated files with 7 focused pages. Keep the code style guide, rewrite everything else for new contributors. New structure: - Getting Started — quick start, repo table, GitHub Discussions - Building & Testing — clone, build, test, analysers, multi-targeting - Pull Requests — fork workflow (gh CLI, web UI, Codespaces), discuss-first policy - Code Style — kept as-is - Commit Conventions — updated to match GitReleaseNoteGenerator prefixes - AI-Assisted Development — agent.md setup, when to use AI, disclosure - CI & Shared Tooling — actions-common, analysers, versioning, Renovate - Maintainers — condensed from 15+ files to one page Removed: Community, Content Style Guide, Design, Developer Experience, Marketing, Compiling ReactiveUI, Features and Patches sections.
Document the GitHub Actions release pipeline (build/sign/publish/release) with version bumping workflow and direct push instructions for authorised maintainers. Notes this is the pattern being rolled out across the org with ReactiveUI as the reference implementation.
Explain how the shared Renovate preset in reactiveui/.github works, default settings (combine patch+minor, separate majors, 3-day release age), package grouping rules, and how to onboard new repos.
ChrisPulman
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Cover CodeQL setup (shared reusable workflow, security-extended queries, C#/Actions/JS scanning), Dependabot security alerts, secret scanning with push protection, and branch rulesets. Includes onboarding example for new repos.
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break,feat,fix,refactor,perf,chore,test,doc,style,dep,ci)New structure
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