[Discussion] Updating CONTRIBUTING.md

Note: This is not a issue actually but more of a open discussion regarding a contributing workflow.

I have been doing some Rnd on Fork-and-Branch Git Workflow and also on other sites and found that the basic workflow for adding a new feature to a forked repo is like:-

• Fork a GitHub repository. [Same as in our CONTRIBUTING.md ✔️ ]
• Clone the forked repository to your local system. ✔️
• Create a feature branch in which to place your changes. ❌
• Make your changes to the new branch. [Currently done on master ✔️ ]
• Commit the changes to the branch. [Currently done on master ✔️ ]
• Push the branch to GitHub. ✔️
• Open a pull request from the new branch to the original repo. ✔️

So, do you think it is a best practice to always make the new feature or experimental changes on a new branch? Should we update our CONTRIBUTING.md to reflect that too?

Regards!

[siddharthkp]

@palashmon Ooh that makes so much sense! I’ve deleted and forks again in the past 😅

Hi @SaraVieira 😁

I think this is an useful addition

@nitin42, good idea! splitting into multiple sections would be super useful too!

[sreetamdas]

+1, the example @palashmon gave makes sense, and frankly, seems like something that people might overlook easily.