diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca546d417..17f9c564c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.22)
 
+set (CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
 project (task
   VERSION 3.0.0
   DESCRIPTION "Taskwarrior - a command-line TODO list manager"
diff --git a/doc/devel/contrib/development.md b/doc/devel/contrib/development.md
index b6261d495..ff6ff5d98 100644
--- a/doc/devel/contrib/development.md
+++ b/doc/devel/contrib/development.md
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ See the [TaskChampion CONTRIBUTING guide](../../../taskchampion/CONTRIBUTING.md)
  * CMake 3.0 or later
  * gcc 7.0 or later, clang 6.0 or later, or a compiler with full C++17 support
  * libuuid (if not on macOS)
- * python 3 (optional, for running the test suite)
  * Rust 1.64.0 or higher (hint: use https://rustup.rs/ instead of using your system's package manager)
 
+## Install Optional Dependencies:
+ * python 3 (for running the test suite)
+ * clangd or ccls (for C++ integration in many editors)
+ * rust-analyzer (for Rust integration in many editors)
+
 ## Obtain and Build Code:
 The following documentation works with CMake 3.14 and later.
 Here are the minimal steps to get started, using an out of source build directory and calling the underlying build tool over the CMake interface.
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ See the general CMake man pages or the [cmake-documentation](https://cmake.org/c
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskwarrior
 cd taskwarrior
-cmake -S . -B build  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
+cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
 cmake --build build
 ```
 Other possible build types can be `Release` and `Debug`.