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docs: Recommend testing contrib_bots with helloworld bot.

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* Congrats! Now, your bot should be ready to test on the streams you've subscribed it to.
### Test the `followup.py` bot
### Testing the helloworld bot
1. Do the previous steps for the `followup.py` bot.
2. Create the *followup* stream.
3. Subscribe the bot to the newly created *followup* stream and a
stream you want to use it from, e.g. *social*.
4. Send a message mentioning your new bot to the stream you've
subscribed the bot to (other than *followup*). If everything works,
a copy of the message should now pop up in the *followup* stream.
* The `helloworld` bot is a simple bot that responds with a 'beep boop'
when queried. It can be used as a template to build more complex
bots.
* Go to a stream your bot is subscribed to. Talk to the bot by
typing `@<your bot name>` followed by some commands. If the bot is
the `helloworld` bot, you should expect the bot to respond with
"beep boop".
## How to develop a bot