From 00e904539e8e25298ab5f6c3f0b775c8499dc271 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bicarus <202771338+bicarus-dev@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2026 17:20:02 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update C writing guidelines in CONTRIBUTING.md

Clarified guidelines for writing in C, emphasizing RAII patterns.
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 17a64d45..9bde1832 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -105,5 +105,5 @@ if (conditional)
   * We don't use GSL.
   * Don't throw exceptions.
   * Stick to smart pointers. For interfacing with C Win32 API and raw buffers, use `unique_plain_ptr`.
-  * Writing in C is also completely acceptable.
+  * Writing in C is also completely acceptable but prefer to use RAII patterns.
 * Other than that, there are no strict rules for code formatting, but please attempt to emulate the style around the code you are modifying.