Contribution guidelines

• use nvm to ensure that all contributors use the same version of NodeJS
  • install the correct version of NodeJS by running nvm install
  • make the installed version the default version by running nvm alias default <version>
• use the local installation of lerna
  • run lerna commands throguh npx, e.g. npx lerna bootstrap
• use npx lerna publish to publish new versions of the packages
• use the semver guidelines to help you choose version numbers
• a small group of people will be designated as admins
  • only the admins are given write access to the repository
  • only the admins can publish the packages
• PR merges (merge to main) MUST be followed immediately by a publish
• contributors (non-admins) can fork the repository and create PRs
• if you end up updating the versions of packages that you don't want to update, only update the patch version or the prerelease version
• run npx lerna run build before every publish