# repository rules

* never use `git add -A` - add specific changes to a deliberate commit.  a
  commit should contain one change.  after each change, make a commit with a
  good one-line summary.

* NEVER modify the linter config without asking first.

* NEVER modify tests to exclude special cases or otherwise get them to pass
  without asking first.  in almost all cases, the code should be changed,
  NOT the tests.

* when linting, assume the linter config is CORRECT, and that each item
  output by the linter is something that legitimately needs fixing in the
  code.