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Write an introduction to the lexer chapter
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Description
For a long time, the lexical structure chapter has had nothing to say. There should be some overall introduction and overview of the lexical structure.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked lexical structure chapter in the Rust Reference and read the surrounding chapters for the documentation's style and scope. Add an overall introduction and overview of lexical structure, with completion marked by the chapter no longer lacking introductory context.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100