From 86684b350b5055b34c965977259b6b6b3fcec2e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Redddy Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:42:45 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Update contributing.md with Rust Book reference Added a reference to The Rust Book for more information on Rust's release channels. --- src/contributing.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/contributing.md b/src/contributing.md index 8c764c31d..4476ed842 100644 --- a/src/contributing.md +++ b/src/contributing.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ the CI to build and test their PR (e.g. when developing on a slow machine). Rust has strong backwards-compatibility guarantees. Thus, new features can't just be implemented directly in stable Rust. Instead, we have 3 release channels: stable, beta, and nightly. +See [The Rust Book] for more details on Rust’s train release model. - **Stable**: this is the latest stable release for general usage. - **Beta**: this is the next release (will be stable within 6 weeks). @@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ Instead, we have 3 release channels: stable, beta, and nightly. See [this chapter on implementing new features](./implementing_new_features.md) for more information. +[The Rust Book]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/appendix-07-nightly-rust.html + ### Breaking changes Breaking changes have a [dedicated section][Breaking Changes] in the dev-guide.