Create contributing.md

[sbryngelson]

User description

Adds a contributors guide. kind of basic but can improve later as needed.

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PR Type

Documentation

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Description

• Add comprehensive contributing guide for MFC project

• Include development workflow and coding standards

• Provide setup instructions and testing guidelines

• Document PR process and code review procedures

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Changes diagram

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  A["Fork & Clone"] --> B["Setup Environment"]
  B --> C["Create Feature Branch"]
  C --> D["Code & Test"]
  D --> E["Format & Lint"]
  E --> F["Submit PR"]
  F --> G["Code Review"]
  G --> H["Merge"]

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Documentation	CONTRIBUTING.md Add comprehensive MFC contributing guide                                  .github/CONTRIBUTING.md Create comprehensive contributing guide with 6 main sections Include development environment setup and workflow instructions Document coding standards, Fypp metaprogramming, and testing guidelines Provide PR preparation and code review process details +113/-0

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Pull Request Overview

Adds a new CONTRIBUTING.md guide to help developers set up, follow project conventions, and submit PRs smoothly.

• Describes environment setup and test/format commands
• Defines branching, commit message, and CI management workflow
• Documents Fortran style, Fypp usage, testing, GPU guidelines, PR preparation, and issue triage

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⏱️ Estimated effort to review: 1 🔵⚪⚪⚪⚪

🧪 No relevant tests

🔒 No security concerns identified

⚡ No major issues detected

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Category	Suggestion	Impact
General	Use standard angle brackets The placeholder <your‑user> should use standard angle brackets instead of special Unicode characters. This ensures compatibility across all systems and follows common documentation conventions. .github/CONTRIBUTING.md [13] -git clone https://github.com/<your‑user>/MFC.git +git clone https://github.com/<your-user>/MFC.git Suggestion importance[1-10]: 5 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies and fixes a non-standard hyphen ‑ in <your‑user>, which could cause copy-paste errors, although the summary and description are imprecisely worded.	Low
	Use standard hyphen character The branch naming convention uses a Unicode hyphen character instead of a standard ASCII hyphen. This could cause issues with git commands and should use standard characters. .github/CONTRIBUTING.md [33] -| 2 | **Create a branch**: `git checkout -b feature/<short‑name>` | Keep each branch focused on one logical change. | +| 2 | **Create a branch**: `git checkout -b feature/<short-name>` | Keep each branch focused on one logical change. | Suggestion importance[1-10]: 5 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies and fixes a non-standard hyphen ‑ in <short‑name>, which could cause copy-paste errors for users trying to follow the branch creation command.	Low
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