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Update coding-style with info about Chromium's types

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When I first tried to add something to the C++ code, I was a bit overwhelmed by all the special types and abstractions.
The info added will hopefully make it a bit easier to start, by directing users to the right place.
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@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ script `script/cpplint.py` to check whether all files confirm.
The python's version we are using now is Python 2.7.
The C++ code uses a lot of Chromium's abstractions and types, so it's
recommended to get acquainted with them. A good place to start is
Chromium's [Important Abstractions and Data Structures]
(https://www.chromium.org/developers/coding-style/important-abstractions-and-data-structures)
document. The document mentions some special types, scoped types (that
automatically release their memory when going out of scope), logging mechanisms etc.
## CoffeeScript
For CoffeeScript, we follow GitHub's [Style