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* Include tests that fail without your code, and pass with it.
* Update the (surrounding) documentation, examples elsewhere, and the guides: whatever is affected by your contribution.
+TIP: Changes that are cosmetic in nature and do not add anything substantial to the stability, functionality, or testability of Rails will generally not be accepted.
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h4. Follow the Coding Conventions
Rails follows a simple set of coding style conventions.
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You might want also to check out the "RailsBridge BugMash":http://wiki.railsbridge.org/projects/railsbridge/wiki/BugMash as a way to get involved in a group effort to improve Rails. This can help you get started and help you check your code when you're writing your first patches.
-h4. Cosmetic Changes
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-Changes that are cosmetic in nature and do not improve the stability, functionality, or testability of rails will generally not be accepted.
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h4. Commit Your Changes
When you're happy with the code on your computer, you need to commit the changes to git: