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variables5 is confusing
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Description
It teaches about shadowing, which is not really useful if used like this (nor is it appropriate at this point in the curriculum).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names only the variables5 exercise and does not identify a file or test. Start by locating that exercise and reviewing its instructions alongside nearby curriculum exercises; done means the exercise’s purpose and placement address the concern about shadowing.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- content
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100