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# Welcome to DuckDuckHack!
We're a community of open source developers from around the world, contributing code to improve the DuckDuckGo search engine.


## How to contribute
- [**Create new Goodie Instant Answers, and improve existing ones**](https://duckduckhack.com/issues)
    - **Note**: Goodies are written in Perl (back-end) and JavaScript (front-end). They can also typically use CSS, and [Handlebars](http://handlebarsjs.com) Templates.
- [**Visit DuckDuckHack**](https://duckduckhack.com/#get-help) to learn more about how you can help!


### What are Goodie Instant Answers?
Goodies do not retrieve data from a third party API. Goodies provide their results entirely through server-side code. They may use a static data file stored on DuckDuckGo's server, but they do not call external resources.

#### Example: JavaScript Minifier Goodie
- [Code](https://github.com/duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-goodies/blob/master/lib/DDG/Goodie/JsMinify.pm) | [Example Query](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=js+minifier&ia=answer) | [Instant Answer Page](https://duck.co/ia/view/js_minify)

![javascript minifier search](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/873785/20068349/626d9036-a4e6-11e6-945b-790bae2d2cdc.png)


## Resources
- Join the [DuckDuckHack Slack channel](https://quackslack.herokuapp.com/) to ask questions
- Join the [DuckDuckHack Forum](https://forum.duckduckhack.com/) to discuss project planning and Instant Answer metrics
- Read the [Goodie documentation](https://docs.duckduckhack.com/walkthroughs/calculation.html) for technical help
- View the list of [all live Goodie Instant Answers](https://duck.co/ia?repo=goodies&topic=programming) to see more examples