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 # ShellCheck Dev Guide
 
-How to write your own test. Feel free to skip over the next part, onto "ShellCheck in Practice"
+Want to write a new test? 
+
+Some familiarity with Haskell helps. Most checks just use pattern matching and function calls. Grokking monads is generally not required, but `do` notation may come in handy. 
+
+Feel free to skip ahead to "ShellCheck in Practice".
 
 ## ShellCheck Theory