diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8dbed9b3..75734808 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-# runtime dependencies are checked in
-# dev dependencies are *not* checked in
 __tests__/runner/*
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diff --git a/docs/contributors.md b/docs/contributors.md
index 708d9a7b..fece2ea2 100644
--- a/docs/contributors.md
+++ b/docs/contributors.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Contributors
 
-
 ### Checkin
 
 - Do checkin source (src)
@@ -8,9 +7,10 @@
 - Do checkin runtime node_modules
 - Do not checkin devDependency node_modules (husky can help see below)
 
-### Husky
+### devDependencies
 
-We run [Husky](https://github.com/typicode/husky) before each commit to ensure that formatting and checkin rules are followed. To make sure Husky runs correctly, please use the following workflow:
+In order to handle correctly checking in node_modules without devDependencies, we run [Husky](https://github.com/typicode/husky) before each commit.
+This step ensures that formatting and checkin rules are followed and that devDependencies are excluded. To make sure Husky runs correctly, please use the following workflow:
 
 ```
 npm install                                 # installs all devDependencies including Husky
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ git add abc.ext                             # Add the files you've changed. This
 git commit -m "Informative commit message"  # Commit. This will run Husky
 ```
 
-Husky will take care of formatting all files with [Prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier) as well as pruning out devDependencies using `npm prune --production`.
+During the commit step, Husky will take care of formatting all files with [Prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier) as well as pruning out devDependencies using `npm prune --production`.
 It will also make sure these changes are appropriately included in your commit (no further work is needed)
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