Not fully clear instructions in simple_cypher

Exercism Building Exercism
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Hello!
First of all, thanks for the amazing product, I’m using it to learn Go and I’m really happy with it.

Secondly, I would like to point out that the instructions in Simple Cypher are a little unclear, and maybe too fast in going through the different steps. It might be me not having a background in CS, but the explanation of how the Vigenere key works was not really clear and I wasn’t sure of how to implement the code (as well as some other details here and there).
I have in mind some additions to make the instructions a little bit clearer (while keeping them short): can I work on that and open a PR? Thanks a lot and all the best,
Clelia :)

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  1. You probably want to read this. Simple Cipher is a practice exercise and comes from the problem specs; the instructions are not specific to Go.
  2. Practice Exercise instructions often are somewhat vague, with the tests encoding the requirements.
  3. If you think there’s something specific worth improving in the instructions, you can propose a change to the problem specs by opening a new thread on the forum with some specifics about what you are proposing. That allows maintainers to weigh in and discuss the merits. Please do not open a PR without prior approval for the change.
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Hi @AstraBert.

Thanks for the post! :slight_smile:

I’ve moved your thread into the general “Building Exercism” section in line with what Isaac said. I’d be very happy to hear your suggestions here on how this exercise could be clearer.

Thanks!