# Contributing to Vitess

## Workflow

For all contributors, we recommend the standard [GitHub flow](https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/)
based on [forking and pull requests](https://guides.github.com/activities/forking/).

For significant changes, please [create an issue](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/issues)
to let everyone know what you're planning to work on, and to track progress and design decisions.

## Guidance for Novice Vitess Developers

**Please read [vitess.io/contributing/](https://vitess.io/contributing/)** where we provide more information:

* How to make yourself familiar with Go and Vitess.
* How to go through the GitHub workflow.
* What to look for during code reviews.