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+# How to contribute to Light Engine
+
+Thanks for putting in the time to contribute to this project <3
+
+## Coding conventions
+
+For the time being, don't worry too much about the conventions...
+
+Try to read other parts of the code and you'll get the hang of it
+
+I have to learn clang-format, then everyone contributing can use it to format their code
+
+
+###### happy coding-