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stage: none
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group: Development
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info: "See the Technical Writers assigned to Development Guidelines: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments-to-development-guidelines"
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---
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# Development processes
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Consult these topics for information on development processes for contributing to GitLab.
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## Processes
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Must-reads:
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- [Guide on adapting existing and introducing new components](architecture.md#adapting-existing-and-introducing-new-components)
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- [Code review guidelines](code_review.md) for reviewing code and having code
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reviewed
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- [Database review guidelines](database_review.md) for reviewing
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database-related changes and complex SQL queries, and having them reviewed
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- [Secure coding guidelines](secure_coding_guidelines.md)
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- [Pipelines for the GitLab project](pipelines.md)
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Complementary reads:
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- [GitLab core team & GitLab Inc. contribution process](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/PROCESS.md)
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- [Security process for developers](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/docs/blob/master/general/security/developer.md#security-releases-critical-non-critical-as-a-developer)
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- [Patch release process for developers](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/docs/blob/master/general/patch/process.md#process-for-developers)
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- [Guidelines for implementing Enterprise Edition features](ee_features.md)
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- [Adding a new service component to GitLab](adding_service_component.md)
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- [Guidelines for changelogs](changelog.md)
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- [Dependencies](dependencies.md)
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- [Danger bot](dangerbot.md)
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- [Requesting access to ChatOps on GitLab.com](chatops_on_gitlabcom.md#requesting-access) (for GitLab team members)
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### Development guidelines review
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When you submit a change to the GitLab development guidelines, who
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you ask for reviews depends on the level of change.
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#### Wording, style, or link changes
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Not all changes require extensive review. For example, MRs that don't change the
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content's meaning or function can be reviewed, approved, and merged by any
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maintainer or Technical Writer. These can include:
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- Typo fixes.
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- Clarifying links, such as to external programming language documentation.
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- Changes to comply with the [Documentation Style Guide](documentation/index.md)
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that don't change the intent of the documentation page.
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#### Specific changes
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If the MR proposes changes that are limited to a particular stage, group, or team,
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request a review and approval from an experienced GitLab Team Member in that
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group. For example, if you're documenting a new internal API used exclusively by
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a given group, request an engineering review from one of the group's members.
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After the engineering review is complete, assign the MR to the
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[Technical Writer associated with the stage and group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments)
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in the modified documentation page's metadata.
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If the page is not assigned to a specific group, follow the
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[Technical Writing review process for development guidelines](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments-to-development-guidelines).
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#### Broader changes
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Some changes affect more than one group. For example:
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- Changes to [code review guidelines](code_review.md).
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- Changes to [commit message guidelines](contributing/merge_request_workflow.md#commit-messages-guidelines).
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- Changes to guidelines in [feature flags in development of GitLab](feature_flags/).
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- Changes to [feature flags documentation guidelines](documentation/feature_flags.md).
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In these cases, use the following workflow:
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1. Request a peer review from a member of your team.
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1. Request a review and approval of an Engineering Manager (EM)
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or Staff Engineer who's responsible for the area in question:
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- [Frontend](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/frontend/)
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- [Backend](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/)
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- [Database](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/development/database/)
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- [User Experience (UX)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/)
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- [Security](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/security/)
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- [Quality](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/quality/)
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- [Engineering Productivity](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/quality/engineering-productivity/)
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- [Infrastructure](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/infrastructure/)
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- [Technical Writing](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/)
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You can skip this step for MRs authored by EMs or Staff Engineers responsible
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for their area.
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If there are several affected groups, you may need approvals at the
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EM/Staff Engineer level from each affected area.
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1. After completing the reviews, consult with the EM/Staff Engineer
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author / approver of the MR.
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If this is a significant change across multiple areas, request final review
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and approval from the VP of Development, the DRI for Development Guidelines,
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@clefelhocz1.
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1. After all approvals are complete, assign the MR to the
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[Technical Writer associated with the stage and group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments)
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in the modified documentation page's metadata.
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If the page is not assigned to a specific group, follow the
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[Technical Writing review process for development guidelines](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments-to-development-guidelines).
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The Technical Writer may ask for additional approvals as previously suggested before merging the MR.
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### Reviewer values
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/57293) in GitLab 14.1.
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As a reviewer or as a reviewee, make sure to familiarize yourself with
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the [reviewer values](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/workflow/reviewer-values/) we strive for at GitLab.
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## Language-specific guides
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### Go guides
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- [Go Guidelines](go_guide/index.md)
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### Shell Scripting guides
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- [Shell scripting standards and style guidelines](shell_scripting_guide/index.md)
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