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## Out-of-tree Contributions ## Out-of-tree Contributions
There are a number of other ways to contribute to Rust that don't deal with There are a number of other ways to contribute to Rust that don't deal with
rust-lang/rust. rust-lang/rust:
Answer questions in the _Get Help!_ channels from the [Rust Discord * Answer questions in the _Get Help!_ channels on the [Rust Discord
server][rust-discord], on [users.rust-lang.org][users], or on server][rust-discord], on [users.rust-lang.org][users], or on
[StackOverflow][so]. [StackOverflow][so].
* Participate in the [RFC process](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs).
Participate in the [RFC process](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs). * Find a [requested community library][community-library], build it, and publish
Find a [requested community library][community-library], build it, and publish
it to [Crates.io](http://crates.io). Easier said than done, but very, very it to [Crates.io](http://crates.io). Easier said than done, but very, very
valuable! valuable!
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* [rustaceans.org][ro] is helpful, but mostly dedicated to IRC * [rustaceans.org][ro] is helpful, but mostly dedicated to IRC
* The [Rust Compiler Testing Docs][rctd] * The [Rust Compiler Testing Docs][rctd]
* For [@bors], [this cheat sheet][cheatsheet] is helpful * For [@bors], [this cheat sheet][cheatsheet] is helpful
* **Google!** is always helpful when programming :) * Google is always helpful when programming.
* [Search Rust documentation][stddocs] to find types, traits, etc. quickly. You can [search all Rust documentation][gsearchdocs] (the standard library,
You can also search by type signature! For example, searching for the compiler, the books, the references, and the guides) to quickly find
`* -> vec` should find all functions that return a `Vec<T>`. _Hint:_ Find information about the language and compiler.
more tips and keyboard shortcuts by typing `?` on any Rustdoc page! * You can also use Rustdoc's built-in search feature to find documentation on
types and functions within the crates you're looking at. You can also search
by type signature! For example, searching for `* -> vec` should find all
functions that return a `Vec<T>`.
_Hint:_ Find more tips and keyboard shortcuts by typing `?` on any Rustdoc
page!
* Don't be afraid to ask! The Rust community is friendly and helpful. * Don't be afraid to ask! The Rust community is friendly and helpful.
[rustc dev guide]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/about-this-guide.html [rustc dev guide]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/about-this-guide.html
[gdfrustc]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ [gdfrustc]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/
[gsearchdocs]: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:doc.rust-lang.org+your+query+here
[stddocs]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std [stddocs]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std
[rif]: http://internals.rust-lang.org [rif]: http://internals.rust-lang.org
[rr]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/README.html [rr]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/README.html
[rustforge]: https://forge.rust-lang.org/ [rustforge]: https://forge.rust-lang.org/
[tlgba]: http://tomlee.co/2014/04/a-more-detailed-tour-of-the-rust-compiler/ [tlgba]: http://tomlee.co/2014/04/a-more-detailed-tour-of-the-rust-compiler/
[ro]: http://www.rustaceans.org/ [ro]: https://www.rustaceans.org/
[rctd]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/tests/intro.html [rctd]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/tests/intro.html
[cheatsheet]: https://buildbot2.rust-lang.org/homu/ [cheatsheet]: https://buildbot2.rust-lang.org/homu/