major:

ref: #67, v0.9.0
desc:
- added CONTRIBUTING.md, made more changes to README.md

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# contributing to go-schwab/trader
+
+contributing to this project is very easy! development happens on the [dev](https://github.com/go-schwab/trader/tree/dev) branch. the goal is for the main branch to remain essentially unchanged (barring library-breaking behavior) until the next semantic release, to keep things as stable as possible.
+
+---
+
+BEFORE DOING ANY OF THIS, YOU MUST TEST YOUR CHANGES BY RUNNING GO TEST.
+
+IF YOUR CODE DOESNT PASS OUR CI TESTS, YOUR PR WILL NOT BE REVIEWED KINDLY :)
+
+0. create a fork
+1. commit your changes
+2. create a pull request to the dev branch, preferably with the following description:
+
+```
+major | minor:
+ref: [issue] #_ | [pr] v_._._
+desc:
+- ...
+```

README.md

@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPLv2-green)](LICENSE)
 
 built by [@samjtro](https://github.com/samjtro)
+see: [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/go-schwab/trader/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
 ---
 
-if you want to contribute - go for it! there is no contribution guide, just a simple golden rule: if it ain't broke, don't fix it:
-**all** contributions should be tested via `go test` before submission.
-
 why should you use this project?
 
 - lightning fast
@@ -24,15 +22,15 @@ why should you use this project?
 ### 0.0 quick start
 
 0. go to <https://developer.schwab.com>, create an account, create an app, get app credentials from <https://developer.schwab.com/dashboard/apps>
-1. create `config.env` in your project directory, formatted as such:
+1. create any file with the `.env` extension in your project directory (can also have multiple, if necessary), formatted as such:
 
 ```
 APPKEY=KEY0 // App Key
 SECRET=KEY1 // App Secret
 CBURL=https://127.0.0.1 // App Callback URL
 ```
 
-2. `go get github.com/go-schwab/trader@v0.5.1`
+2. `go get github.com/go-schwab/trader@v0.9.0`
 
 ### 0.1 agent