bin/checkout_pinned_problem_specifications_commit.sh

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 
-PINNED_COMMIT_HASH="47b3bb2a1c88bf93d540916477a3b71ff94e9964"
+PINNED_COMMIT_HASH="1799950ecdc8273426de6426a5bed8c360c9f2c7"
 
 dir="$(./bin/get_problem_specifications_dir.sh)"
 

exercises/practice/affine-cipher/.docs/instructions.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Where:
 
 - `i` is the letter's index from `0` to the length of the alphabet - 1.
 - `m` is the length of the alphabet.
-  For the Roman alphabet `m` is `26`.
+  For the Latin alphabet `m` is `26`.
 - `a` and `b` are integers which make up the encryption key.
 
 Values `a` and `m` must be _coprime_ (or, _relatively prime_) for automatic decryption to succeed, i.e., they have number `1` as their only common factor (more information can be found in the [Wikipedia article about coprime integers][coprime-integers]).

exercises/practice/saddle-points/.docs/instructions.md

@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ Or it might have one, or even several.
 Here is a grid that has exactly one candidate tree.
 
 ```text
-    1  2  3  4
-  |-----------
-1 | 9  8  7  8
-2 | 5  3  2  4  <--- potential tree house at row 2, column 1, for tree with height 5
-3 | 6  6  7  1
+      ↓
+      1  2  3  4
+    |-----------
+  1 | 9  8  7  8
+→ 2 |[5] 3  2  4
+  3 | 6  6  7  1
 ```
 
 - Row 2 has values 5, 3, 2, and 4. The largest value is 5.

exercises/practice/sieve/.docs/instructions.md

@@ -6,37 +6,96 @@ A prime number is a number larger than 1 that is only divisible by 1 and itself.
 For example, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13 are prime numbers.
 By contrast, 6 is _not_ a prime number as it not only divisible by 1 and itself, but also by 2 and 3.
 
-To use the Sieve of Eratosthenes, you first create a list of all the numbers between 2 and your given number.
-Then you repeat the following steps:
+To use the Sieve of Eratosthenes, first, write out all the numbers from 2 up to and including your given number.
+Then, follow these steps:
 
-1. Find the next unmarked number in your list (skipping over marked numbers).
+1. Find the next unmarked number (skipping over marked numbers).
    This is a prime number.
 2. Mark all the multiples of that prime number as **not** prime.
 
-You keep repeating these steps until you've gone through every number in your list.
+Repeat the steps until you've gone through every number.
 At the end, all the unmarked numbers are prime.
 
 ~~~~exercism/note
-The tests don't check that you've implemented the algorithm, only that you've come up with the correct list of primes.
-To check you are implementing the Sieve correctly, a good first test is to check that you do not use division or remainder operations.
+The Sieve of Eratosthenes marks off multiples of each prime using addition (repeatedly adding the prime) or multiplication (directly computing its multiples), rather than checking each number for divisibility.
+
+The tests don't check that you've implemented the algorithm, only that you've come up with the correct primes.
 ~~~~
 
 ## Example
 
 Let's say you're finding the primes less than or equal to 10.
 
-- List out 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, leaving them all unmarked.
+- Write out 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, leaving them all unmarked.
+
+  ```text
+  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
+  ```
+
 - 2 is unmarked and is therefore a prime.
   Mark 4, 6, 8 and 10 as "not prime".
+
+  ```text
+  2 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10]
+  ↑
+  ```
+
 - 3 is unmarked and is therefore a prime.
   Mark 6 and 9 as not prime _(marking 6 is optional - as it's already been marked)_.
+
+  ```text
+  2 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 [8] [9] [10]
+    ↑
+  ```
+
 - 4 is marked as "not prime", so we skip over it.
+
+  ```text
+  2 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 [8] [9] [10]
+       ↑
+  ```
+
 - 5 is unmarked and is therefore a prime.
   Mark 10 as not prime _(optional - as it's already been marked)_.
+
+  ```text
+  2 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 [8] [9] [10]
+          ↑
+  ```
+
 - 6 is marked as "not prime", so we skip over it.
+
+  ```text
+  2 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 [8] [9] [10]
+             ↑
+  ```
+
 - 7 is unmarked and is therefore a prime.
+
+  ```text
+  2 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 [8] [9] [10]
+                ↑
+  ```
+
 - 8 is marked as "not prime", so we skip over it.
+
+  ```text
+  2 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 [8] [9] [10]
+                   ↑
+  ```
+
 - 9 is marked as "not prime", so we skip over it.
+
+  ```text
+  2 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 [8] [9] [10]
+                       ↑
+  ```
+
 - 10 is marked as "not prime", so we stop as there are no more numbers to check.
 
-You've examined all numbers and found 2, 3, 5, and 7 are still unmarked, which means they're the primes less than or equal to 10.
+  ```text
+  2 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 [8] [9] [10]
+                           ↑
+  ```
+
+You've examined all the numbers and found that 2, 3, 5, and 7 are still unmarked, meaning they're the primes less than or equal to 10.