I’ve opened a PR to add a hints.md file for the Java “Meetup” exercise.
The main reason is that many students don’t seem to be aware of java.time.TemporalAdjusters, which is key for an idiomatic solution here. These hints aim to gently guide them towards relevant java.time features like TemporalAdjusters and YearMonth.
Hey @rabestro, is the idea to tell students that a better to solve the exercise is to use TemporalAdjusters?
If so, I’d suggest an approach would be more appropriate for this. Approaches appear in the “Dig Deeper” section after they first solve the exercise. I’d expect students to look at the hints only when they get stuck. Since students have been able to solve this without TemporalAdjusters, they might not even look at the hints.
Another option is to add a temporal adjusters concept to teach them about it before they tackle the exercise.
Perhaps, I need to move the exercise Meetup to a different folder.
I need your help with a command to properly format Markdown and JSON files.
It is the first time I created a concept for a track, so maybe I miss something.