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+Hurray! We are glad that you want to contribute to our project! 🎊 
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+Please follow standard github best practices: fork the repo, branch from master, make some commits, and submit a pull request.Please make sure to use gofmt before every commit - the easiest way to do this is have your editor run it for you upon saving a file.
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+# Getting Started
+If this is your first time contributing to a projects the following resources can help you get started
+- [This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgSDcTyysRc) is a video tutorial to get started contributing to a go project
+- [This](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/contributing-to-open-source-golang-projects) is similar textual version of the above tutorial 
+- If you are new to github [this](https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributions/blob/master/README.md) is a good one to look up.
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+# Claiming an issue
+If you see an issue that you'd like to work on, please just post a comment saying that you want to work on it. Something like "I want to work on this" is fine.
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+# Dependencies
+We use [dep](https://golang.github.io/dep/) to manage dependencies.
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+https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute
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