From 52298618911cf242d30ba6b3a9646f338cb1fac9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sanjula Ganepola <32170854+SanjulaGanepola@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:57:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update extension list in CONTRIBUTING.md

Corrected formatting and clarified the list of recommended extensions for the development environment.
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e4fd7d8..cf57634 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -46,12 +46,16 @@ If you would like to contribute code to the project, follow the steps below to g
 
 [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) is the recommended code editor to be used as it is lightweight and has several extensions which can be installed to enhacene the developer experience.
 
-For this project, the following extensions should be installed:
+The following extensions should be installed:
 
 - [Extension Pack for Java](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscjava.vscode-java-pack)
-- [GitHub Actions](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.vscode-github-actions)
+- [Checkstyle for Java](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=shengchen.vscode-checkstyle)
+
+The following extensions are recommended:
+
 - [TODO Highlight](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=wayou.vscode-todo-highlight)
 - [Code Spell Checker](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker)
+- [GitHub Pull Requests](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github)
 
 ### Getting Started