Guidelines for developing and contributing to the Z Framework.

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/zfifteen/unified-framework
cd unified-framework

# Install development dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Setup development environment
export PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)
export Z_FRAMEWORK_PRECISION=50

• Python: 3.8+ (recommended 3.12)
• Libraries: NumPy, SciPy, mpmath, SymPy
• Testing: pytest, unittest
• Documentation: Sphinx, markdown

• main: Stable release branch
• develop: Integration branch
• feature/*: Feature development branches
• hotfix/*: Critical bug fixes

• Follow PEP 8 style guidelines
• Use type hints for all functions
• Maintain high test coverage (>90%)
• Document all public APIs

• Unit tests for all new functionality
• Integration tests for module interactions
• Performance tests for critical algorithms
• Validation tests for mathematical claims

• Use mpmath with dps=50 for all calculations
• Validate numerical stability across precision levels
• Document precision requirements for each function

• Bootstrap methods with n≥1000 samples
• Report confidence intervals for all empirical claims
• Use appropriate multiple testing corrections

• Mathematical derivations for all formulas
• Empirical validation results with statistical significance
• Clear distinction between proven and hypothetical results

• Contributing Guidelines
• Code Standards