Resistor Color: Additional info for problem spec #1548
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Added more information about the task requirements.
Resistor color: Update the task description
| More information on the color encoding of resistors can be found in the [Electronic color code Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_color_code) | ||
| More information on the color encoding of resistors can be found in the [Electronic color code Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_color_code). | ||
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| Create the means to look up the numerical value associated with a particular color band. |
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Maybe move this line between the "Mnemonic" and "More information" lines? I feel like the "More information" line should probably be the last line.
| More information on the color encoding of resistors can be found in the [Electronic color code Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_color_code) | ||
| More information on the color encoding of resistors can be found in the [Electronic color code Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_color_code). | ||
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| Create the means to look up the numerical value associated with a particular color band. |
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I agree the "Create the means" line could be moved above the "More information" link, but then the prescriptive sense of the sentence is a little lost. Perhaps change it to "The goal of this exercise is to create" instead?
| More information on the color encoding of resistors can be found in the [Electronic color code Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_color_code) | ||
| More information on the color encoding of resistors can be found in the [Electronic color code Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_color_code). | ||
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| Create the means to look up the numerical value associated with a particular color band. |
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I question the usefulness of the wikipedia links in the task description. Surely if someone was interested they're only a google and a click away from that information? |
I'm not sure I understand this argument to be honest. Surely the same reasoning could be applied to any link? |
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Good point! I was really just thinking that very few other exercises have this kind of link to more information in the body, instead opting to give information about the source of the problem or concept in the 'Source' section. |
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Well, source should in general link to the page that served as the inspiration for the exercise. That could be a Wikipedia article, although it usually is another page (e.g. an issue in this repository). |
Resolves #1546.