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diff --git a/c/isogram/README.md b/c/isogram/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2469248 --- /dev/null +++ b/c/isogram/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# Isogram + +Determine if a word or phrase is an isogram. + +An isogram (also known as a "nonpattern word") is a word or phrase without a repeating letter, however spaces and hyphens are allowed to appear multiple times. + +Examples of isograms: + +- lumberjacks +- background +- downstream +- six-year-old + +The word *isograms*, however, is not an isogram, because the s repeats. + +## Getting Started + +Make sure you have read the "Guides" section of the +[C track][c-track] on the Exercism site. This covers +the basic information on setting up the development environment expected +by the exercises. + +## Passing the Tests + +Get the first test compiling, linking and passing by following the [three +rules of test-driven development][3-tdd-rules]. + +The included makefile can be used to create and run the tests using the `test` +task. + + make test + +Create just the functions you need to satisfy any compiler errors and get the +test to fail. Then write just enough code to get the test to pass. Once you've +done that, move onto the next test. + +As you progress through the tests, take the time to refactor your +implementation for readability and expressiveness and then go on to the next +test. + +Try to use standard C99 facilities in preference to writing your own +low-level algorithms or facilities by hand. + +## Source + +Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogram) + +## Submitting Incomplete Solutions +It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise. + +[c-track]: https://exercism.io/my/tracks/c +[3-tdd-rules]: http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.TheThreeRulesOfTdd |