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Doc: Update `CONTRIBUTING.md` on how to use GitHub Codespaces and local WSL for cloud-based development

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

We often use GitHub Codespaces to improve developer experience. I think we are at a point where we could recommend our contributors to use GitHub Codespaces like us.

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by opening CONTRIBUTING.md and review its existing local-development guidance. Add contributor-facing instructions for using GitHub Codespaces and local WSL for cloud-based development, then verify that the documented setup is clear and complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github, linux
Domain
developer-experience, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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