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 Notes for ndn-cxx developers
 ============================
 
+If you are new to the NDN community of software generally, read the
+[Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
 Code style
 ----------
 
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 Extensive documentation of the library is available on the library's homepage:
 http://www.named-data.net/doc/ndn-cxx/
 
+If you are new to the NDN community of software generally, read the
+[Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
 ## License
 
 ndn-cxx is an open source project licensed under LGPL 3.0 license. For more information about
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 - :doc:`tutorials`
 
+   + `NDN Software Contributor's Guide <https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`__ (guide for newcomers to the NDN community of software generally)
+
    + :doc:`tutorials/utils-ndn-regex`
    + :doc:`tutorials/security-validator-config`