microsoft / microsoft/generative-ai-with-javascript

feat/idea: hide an Easter Egg message in `README.md`

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Description

🎯 Goal:

We will hide a secret message inside README.md that hints at the Easter Egg. Users who find it will be guided to a hidden challenge.


🛠 Steps to Implement:
  1. Inside README.md, add this hidden comment:
<!-- 🏺 The Lost Scroll of Alexandria 🏺
Congratulations, traveler! You have uncovered an ancient secret.
To reveal its true power, run:

npm run decipher-scroll

And enter the code: "ALEXANDRIA-300BC"
-->
  1. Ensure this message does not appear in normal rendering.
  2. Test by checking that users can only see it when inspecting the Markdown source.

Expected Outcome: users who inspect the README will find this hidden clue and be directed to the next part of the challenge


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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Open README.md and inspect its rendered view and Markdown source. Add the specified hidden clue, then verify the message is absent from normal rendering but visible in the source, including the referenced command and code.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
markdown
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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