From 509c5063d66e8bbef4ec1def1c99c318be51aceb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dimitri Sokolyuk Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 03:13:39 +0200 Subject: Initial import --- go/leap/README.md | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+) create mode 100644 go/leap/README.md (limited to 'go/leap/README.md') diff --git a/go/leap/README.md b/go/leap/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9205866 --- /dev/null +++ b/go/leap/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Leap + +Write a program that will take a year and report if it is a leap year. + +The tricky thing here is that a leap year in the Gregorian calendar occurs: + +```plain +on every year that is evenly divisible by 4 + except every year that is evenly divisible by 100 + unless the year is also evenly divisible by 400 +``` + +For example, 1997 is not a leap year, but 1996 is. 1900 is not a leap +year, but 2000 is. + +If your language provides a method in the standard library that does +this look-up, pretend it doesn't exist and implement it yourself. + +## Notes + +Though our exercise adopts some very simple rules, there is more to +learn! + +For a delightful, four minute explanation of the whole leap year +phenomenon, go watch [this youtube video][video]. + +[video]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX96xng7sAE + +To run the tests simply run the command `go test` in the exercise directory. + +If the test suite contains benchmarks, you can run these with the `-bench` +flag: + + go test -bench . + +For more detailed info about the Go track see the [help +page](http://exercism.io/languages/go). + +## Source + +JavaRanch Cattle Drive, exercise 3 [http://www.javaranch.com/leap.jsp](http://www.javaranch.com/leap.jsp) + +## Submitting Incomplete Problems +It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise. + -- cgit v1.2.3