FAQ

Why did you Choose the Name?

coala stands for "COde AnaLysis Application", works well with animals and thus is well visualizable, it's easy to memorize.

What sort of analysis does coala do? What languages are supported?

TODO: https://github.com/coala-analyzer/coala-bears/wiki/Supported-languages

How does coala do language agnostic analysis?

TODO

How do I get started?

TODO: http://coala.readthedocs.org/en/latest/Users/Tutorials/Tutorial.html

Where can I contact the community?

Most coala development members are available on Gitter. Please feel free to ask any questions that you want to be quickly answered. Besides that we have a community mailing list. We also have a twitter handle @coala_analyzer for updates of features and bears!

I Want to Help! How can I do That?

There are several ways you can start contributing to coala. Some of them are:

• Star us on GitHub!
• Tweet about what you like and don't like.
• File bugs or feature requests - When you discover a bug, please report the bug by filing a new issue. You are also welcome to request new features you may want in coala.
• Write a bear - writing a simple bear for your favorite language is one of the easier, yet significant, way to start contributing to the community. For a more detailed explanation on how to do this, please click here. We're happy to help you!
• Fix an issue - while we strive to write error-free code, some bugs inevitably creep in. You can help us fix them by submitting patches. Use our newcomers guide to get started!