# Contributing to status-go

First of all, thank you for taking time to add more value to Status, we really appreciate it!

If you just have a question, don't open an issue but rather ask us on our Slack channel: https://slack.status.im/

## Starter Links

You just want to contribute something without reading tons of documentation, right? There're only a few useful links to start with.

How [status-react](github.com/status-im/status-react) uses us:
https://github.com/status-im/status-go/wiki/Notes-on-Bindings

Architecture: TBD in [#238](https://github.com/status-im/status-go/issues/238)

You can also discover more information in https://hackmd.io/s/SkZI0bXIb

## Workflow

1. Pick an [issue](https://github.com/status-im/status-go/issues) to work on and drop a line there that you're working on that.
2. Wait for an approve from one of core contributors.
3. Fork the project and work right in the `develop` branch.
4. Work on the issue and file a PR back into `develop`.
5. Wait until your PR is [reviewed](https://hackmd.io/s/B1AenvFU-) by 2 core developers and merged.

## Code Style

Please, note that we follow [Effective Go](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html) and
[CodeReviewComments](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/CodeReviewComments) in our code.