docs: add development environment setup instructions

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+# Code Contribution
+
+To contribute to this repository, please follow the steps below to set up your development environment.
+
+First, install all the recommended VSCode extensions for this workspace when prompted.
+
+Second, install poetry:
+
+``` sh
+pip install poetry
+
+# In the project root directory
+poetry install
+```
+
+Third, install pre-commit hooks which will automatically reformat and lint the code when you make a commit:
+
+``` sh
+poetry run pre-commit install
+```

README.md

@@ -9,24 +9,3 @@ To update the package to the latest version of this repository, please run:
 ``` sh
 pip install --upgrade --no-deps --force-reinstall git+https://github.com/uiuc-ischool-accessible-computing-lab/py_maidr.git
 ```
-
-## Code Contribution
-
-To contribute to this repository, please follow the steps below to set up your development environment.
-
-First, install all the recommended VSCode extensions for this workspace when prompted.
-
-Second, install poetry:
-
-``` sh
-pip install poetry
-
-# In the project root directory
-poetry install
-```
-
-Third, install pre-commit hooks which will automatically reformat and lint the code when you make a commit:
-
-``` sh
-poetry run pre-commit install
-```