DOC: add consolidated developer code guidelines (phase 1) #33851 #63166
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What
Add a canonical developer-facing code guidelines document at
doc/source/development/code_guidelines.rstand a one-line whatsnew note indoc/source/whatsnew/next.rst.Why
Consolidates scattered contributor guidance into a single, discoverable reference to reduce reviewer friction and prepare Phase 2 for CI- and linter-rule extraction with minimal bad/good examples.
Scope
Content-only; no code or CI changes.
How to review
doc/source/development/code_guidelines.rstfor clarity, completeness, and Sphinx validity.make -C doc html) orsphinx-build -b html doc/source doc/build/html.doc/source/whatsnew/next.rst) is present.Reviewer checklist