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FridaTveit
@FridaTveit
@NobbZ if you have a look at the reference for that policy (https://github.com/exercism/java/issues/177#issuecomment-261291741) you can see we've had an extensive discussion around why we want to prefer instance methods. Basically this is because in Java it's considered best practice to write more object oriented code, unlike other more functional languages. So even though these small exercises could easily be implement using static methods, we want to use instance methods so that people learning Java get familiar with them as they'll be more useful later on when writing Java code in general. I hope that makes sense, though of course everything is up for discussion so feel free to open an issue if you still think it would be worth changing :)
Norbert Melzer
@NobbZ
As I said, I'm not aware of Javas idioms, so I totally have to trust you when you say its more idiomatic to have the overhead of useless allocations… At least I have to admit, that in functional languages its very common to copy (and therefore allocate) nearly every value on change ;)
Mpatziakoudi Katerina
@katmpatz
Hi!! I am student in Software Engineering and I really want to contribute in excersism :smile: !! I have already read the contribution guide and I have seen the open issues, but I realized that the majority of them have been implemented. I would like to contribute on code. I am thinking of implementing one of the existing exercises that have not been implemented in java or adding a new exercise. Do you have suggestions for something else that I could contribute or do you have some advice on adding exercises?If I decide to add an exercise that has not been implementing in java, should I open an issue to report which exercise I am going to add? Thank you!! :smile:
Sam Warner
@sjwarner-bp

Hi @katmpatz!! That's great to hear - we always like to get new contributors :smile:

All of the issues should be unresolved. Not all of them require an entire exercise to be implemented, some will be small changes - this can often be a good starting point! At the moment, most of the issues are about updating some of the tests we have. There is a pretty large range of issues to pick up at the minute :smile:

If you would like to implement an exercise that isn't completed in Java yet, the list can be found here. If you let one of the Java team know, we will be more than happy to open an issue and assign you to it, so no-one else will take the same thing!

Does that all make sense? I'm happy to discuss more questions any time :fireworks:

Mpatziakoudi Katerina
@katmpatz
Ok!I will start by trying to solve some open issues. Thanks for your response! :smile:
Sam Warner
@sjwarner-bp
No problem! There is normally someone on here that can answer questions 😊
Jeffrey Sander
@jssander
Could you recommend another open source java project to contribute to? Hopefully one with a relatively small and friendly community like this one.
Logan Stucki
@Smarticles101
deleted the xjava room just now, not sure why it was still open for so long
Victor Goff
@kotp
Thanks @Smarticles101
vincemizuki
@vincemizuki
does anyone know how to fix this error when fetching an exercise java $ exercism download --exercise=matrix --track=java Error: Get /solutions/latest?exercise_id=matrix&track_id=java: unsupported protocol scheme ""
Norbert Melzer
@NobbZ
What is the output of exercism configure 2>&1 | grep -- --api?
vincemizuki
@vincemizuki
im using exercism version 3.0.2
let me me check
exercism configure 2>&1 | grep -- --api returns blank
Norbert Melzer
@NobbZ
When you run only exercism configure, is there a line with an "API Base URL" at all? Maybe you can copy and paste the full ouput but remove/obfuscate the token please.
vincemizuki
@vincemizuki
blackbird exercism $ exercism configure 2>&1 | grep -- --api blackbird exercism $
returning blank
this was working a few months ago
Norbert Melzer
@NobbZ
Since yesterday everything is different.
vincemizuki
@vincemizuki
but I can see exercism has been updated, so I've updated exercism in my terminal
I see
Norbert Melzer
@NobbZ
So lezts check for exercism configure 2>&1 | grep -v -- --token
vincemizuki
@vincemizuki
returns blank too
Norbert Melzer
@NobbZ
completely?
vincemizuki
@vincemizuki
yep
Norbert Melzer
@NobbZ
Have you reconfigured after updating?
vincemizuki
@vincemizuki
yep i did but i was getting an error saying a file already exists
let me delete the file and retry
Norbert Melzer
@NobbZ
NO!
Which file already exists?
Don't delete randomly
vincemizuki
@vincemizuki
deleting the exercism folder works. i've backed it up. works fine now
thanks
Norbert Melzer
@NobbZ
Just reading the full message and applying --workspace=… would have probably been easier
Lee Stewart
@zantetsuken88
Java mentoring seems to have ground to a halt again. I've got 3 extra exercises that have been submitted for a long time - possibly weeks - and it's been about a day and half since I submitted the last core exercise with no comments as of yet
Corey
@c1505
I am new to Java, but wondering why there isn't a main method in Java exercises and why the tests still work without it.
Stargator
@Stargator

The test suites are designed to test the contents of a class. You don’t need a main method in order to test a class’s logic.

A main method is only needed if you intend to run an application that is built using a collection of classes.

gK
@yankskwesi
You can check the test folder for more details if you'd like to look deeper.
Hugues Chabot
@hugueschabot
Hello
I am currently working on a pull request for exercism/java and have to regenerate the READMEs with the configlet (as described in https://github.com/exercism/java/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#updating-the-readmes).
However, the generated READMEs contains modifications outside the scope of the PR. Should I commit all the modifications as part of my pull request anyway or create another pull request only for that? @FridaTveit what is the prefered way to do this?
FridaTveit
@FridaTveit
Hi @hugueschabot :) If the modifications are just to the readme you're already modifying then I think it's fine to commit it all as part of the same PR :) Ideally any changes to other reames should be in a separate PR. I think it should be possible to specify only generate one readme using configlet, though I can't remember exactly how at the moment (running "configlet --help" might give info?). However, the reame changes are usually very small and non-controversial so if it's not possible to separate it then it should be fine to put it all in one PR :)
Lee Stewart
@zantetsuken88
Can anybody help me with a java solution? I've submitted but I don't understand my mentor's feedback even after asking for clarification
It's the 'Matrix' exercise
Sam Warner
@sjwarner-bp
Hi @zantetsuken88 what is the issue? :slight_smile:
Lee Stewart
@zantetsuken88
Hi @sjwarner-bp I just don't understand the feedback, likely due to me not having a good enough grasp of programming vocabulary, and possibly the mentor being unable to explain it in any other way. It would be easiest to show you the in progress solution, along with the feedback. Is this possible?
I suppose at the very least I could extract my code to a github gist, and paste the comments in for you to see.
Sam Warner
@sjwarner-bp

@zantetsuken88 Yes sure thing, you could do that and I can try and help you out :slight_smile:

Otherwise I can drop the link to your exercise in to the mentors channel

Lee Stewart
@zantetsuken88

@sjwarner-bp https://gist.github.com/zantetsuken88/645a2f3ac2a4f12a732f4bce9947dd89

I've included the test file if you need it, and also the feedback conversation is included at the bottom as a comment.

Thanks I appreciate you taking a look :)
Sam Warner
@sjwarner-bp
@zantetsuken88 the gist link is broken for me! I get a 404 - is it possible it has been copied incorrectly or it is a private gist?
Lee Stewart
@zantetsuken88
accidentally made it a secret gist, try again - sorry @sjwarner-bp