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Add "help" and "issue of the month" to june 2023
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# Overview
June was a fairly slow month in terms of new releases, as many of us were on vacation or busy with behind-the-scenes features. However, we did fix a few bugs in BrighterScript, and we have an exciting announcement to make about [type validation support in BrighterScript](#brighterscript-type-validation-released-in-alpha)!

## We need your help

The RokuCommunity projects are maintained by a relatively small group of developers (mostly volunteers), and we have a growing list of of unresolved issues. We need your help! There are many different ways you can contribute. Whether it's addressing bugs, improving documentation, introducing new features, or simply helping us manage our expanding list of GitHub issues, your involvement would be greatly appreciated. We are more than happy to guide you in finding the most suitable contribution method that aligns with your interests. To learn more about how you can contribute, feel free to reach out to us on [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/rokudevelopers/shared_invite/zt-4vw7rg6v-NH46oY7hTktpRIBM_zGvwA), or explore the existing GitHub issues:
- [vscode-brightscript-language](https://github.com/rokucommunity/vscode-brightscript-language/issues)
- [brighterscript](https://github.com/rokucommunity/brighterscript/issues)
- [brighterscript-formatter](https://github.com/rokucommunity/brighterscript-formatter/issues)
- [roku-deploy](https://github.com/rokucommunity/roku-deploy/issues)
- [roku-debug](https://github.com/rokucommunity/roku-debug/issues)
- [bslint](https://github.com/rokucommunity/bslint/issues)
- [ropm](https://github.com/rokucommunity/ropm/issues)

## Issue of the month
In this section, we highlight a specific issue where we could benefit from the community's assistance in finding a solution. These problems are generally straightforward to address, and serve as an excellent opportunity to become acquainted with the RokuCommunity codebases.

This month, we'd like to draw attention to [vscode-brightscript-language#475: Add launch setting to manage Remote Control Mode](https://github.com/rokucommunity/vscode-brightscript-language/issues/475).

The VSCode extension has a neat feature called "Remote Control Mode" that converts your entire keyboard into a roku remote. You can even type alphanumeric characters into text boxes on the Roku with this enabled. Remote Control Mode is activated by clicking the toggle button in the statusbar.

![remote-control-mode](https://github.com/rokucommunity/rokucommunity.github.io/assets/2544493/b2e0bb7f-668f-4255-bcd0-b0bc92ea1d92)

[vscode-brightscript-language#475](https://github.com/rokucommunity/vscode-brightscript-language/issues/475) will take that one step further by adding a new launch.json option to automatically enable Remote Control Mode when you start a debug session, and disable Remote Control Mode when you stop a debug session.

If you're interested in working on this feature, please comment on the [pull request](https://github.com/rokucommunity/vscode-brightscript-language/issues/475) or reach out to us on [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/rokudevelopers/shared_invite/zt-4vw7rg6v-NH46oY7hTktpRIBM_zGvwA)


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