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+# Contributing
+
+## Style
+Though you'll see a lot of older style callback code, please utilize modern JavaScript. ES6 classes, arrow functions, and builtins. 
+There is almost never a reason to use `var`. Prefer `const` where you can and and `let` otherwise.
+Save with UNIX line feeds, UTF-8 without BOM, and tabs set to 4 spaces.