contributing.qmd

# Contributing {{< iconify fa6-solid hammer >}} {#sec-contributing}

This chapter is intended to direct you to the place you want to be, whether you want to get help, use software, contribute to software, and more. Reminder: the scope of this guide is software maintained by DaSL in the [WILDS GitHub organization][ghwilds]. "Contributors" as used in this book includes DaSL staff as we are also contributors! If you'd like help with your own software schedule a [house call](https://calendly.com/data-house-calls).

## Communication Channels

* Slack: Fred Hutch folks can chat with other community members and DaSL and Fred Hutch SciComp staff in the Fred Hutch Data Slack. Join our Slack here {{< iconify fa6-solid hand-point-right >}} <https://hutchdatascience.org/joinslack/>
* GitHub Issues: Each GitHub repository has an issues tab where you can ask questions, propose a feature, and more. See below for more details.
* Data House Calls: <https://calendly.com/data-house-calls>

## Software

This book concerns any software created in the GitHub repositories under the [WILDS GitHub organization](https://github.com/getwilds).

Find the thing you would like to do below and follow its instructions.

**Question**: If you have a question you can ask in the Slack linked above, or open an issue in any of the GitHub repositories.

**Bug**: If you want to report a bug, open an issue in the appropriate GitHub repository.

**Feature**: If you want to request a feature, open an issue in the appropriate GitHub repository.

**Contribute code/docs**: If you want to contribute to software - whether code, documentation or something else - open an issue in the appropriate GitHub repository to discuss, then open a pull request to make your contribution.

**Code of Conduct**: WILDS GitHub repositories should have their own code of conduct - likely some version of the [Contributor Covenant][coc]. Refer to the COC in the repository for specific guidance.



[DaSL]: https://hutchdatascience.org/
[ghwilds]: https://github.com/getwilds
[coc]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct/