docs: add development guide including one first guideline wrt lua vs. sh usage (#951)

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Christof Schulze 2016-11-29 20:45:25 +01:00 committed by Matthias Schiffer
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Always call `make update-patches` after making changes to a module repository as `make update` will overwrite your Always call `make update-patches` after making changes to a module repository as `make update` will overwrite your
commits, making `git reflog` the only way to recover them! commits, making `git reflog` the only way to recover them!
Development Guidelines
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lua should be used instead of sh whenever sensible. The following criteria
should be considered:
- Is the script doing more than just executing external commands? if so, use lua
- Is the script parsing/editing json-data? If so, use lua for speed