Add intro and mention IRC in CONTRIBUTING.md
This is partly taken from the [rustfmt CONTRIBUTING.md][contrib]. [contrib]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rustfmt/blob/master/Contributing.md
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Hello fellow Rustacean! Great to see your interest in compiler internals and lints!
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Clippy welcomes contributions from everyone. There are many ways to contribute to Clippy and the following document explains how
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you can contribute and how to get started.
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If you have any questions about contributing or need help with anything, feel free to ask questions on issues or
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visit the `#clippy` IRC channel on `irc.mozilla.org`.
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All contributors are expected to follow the [Rust Code of Conduct](http://www.rust-lang.org/conduct.html).
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## Getting started
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High level approach:
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There is also the internal `author` lint to generate clippy code that detects the offending pattern. It does not work for all of the Rust syntax, but can give a good starting point.
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Create a new UI test with the pattern you want to match:
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First, create a new UI test file in the `tests/ui/` directory with the pattern you want to match:
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```rust
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// ./tests/ui/my_lint.rs
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```
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Now you run `TESTNAME=ui/my_lint cargo test --test compile-test` to produce
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the file with the generated code:
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a `.stdout` file with the generated code:
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```rust
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// ./tests/ui/my_lint.stdout
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}
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```
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If the command was executed successfully, you can copy the code over to where you are implementing your lint.
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#### Documentation
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Please document your lint with a doc comment akin to the following:
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## Contributions
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Clippy welcomes contributions from everyone.
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Contributions to Clippy should be made in the form of GitHub pull requests. Each pull request will
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be reviewed by a core contributor (someone with permission to land patches) and either landed in the
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main tree or given feedback for changes that would be required.
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All code in this repository is under the [Mozilla Public License, 2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/)
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## Conduct
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We follow the [Rust Code of Conduct](http://www.rust-lang.org/conduct.html).
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<!-- adapted from https://github.com/servo/servo/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md -->
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