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 #### General guidelines and philosophy for contribution
 
 *   Include unit tests when you contribute new features, as they help to:
-   * prove that your code works correctly.
-   * guard against future breaking changes to lower the maintenance cost.
+1.  Prove that your code works correctly.
+2.  Guard against future breaking changes to lower the maintenance cost.
 *   Bug fixes also generally require unit tests, because the presence of bugs usually indicates insufficient test coverage.
 *   Keep backward compatibility in mind when you change code in CERC Libs, and if you need to broke the backward compatibility, please ensure that you:
 
-   * Clearly indicate which features are affected by your changes.
-   * Technical reasons for the changes. 
+1.  Clearly indicate which features are affected by your changes.
+2.  Technical reasons for the changes. 
 *   Tests should follow the
     [testing best practices](CONTRIBUTING.md#user-content-testing-best-practices)
     guide.