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data/tracks/php/exercises/phone-number/README.md

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+# Phone Number
+
+Clean up user-entered phone numbers so that they can be sent SMS messages.
+
+The **North American Numbering Plan (NANP)** is a telephone numbering system used by many countries in North America like the United States, Canada or Bermuda. All NANP-countries share the same international country code: `1`.
+
+NANP numbers are ten-digit numbers consisting of a three-digit Numbering Plan Area code, commonly known as *area code*, followed by a seven-digit local number. The first three digits of the local number represent the *exchange code*, followed by the unique four-digit number which is the *subscriber number*.
+
+
+The format is usually represented as
+```
+(NXX)-NXX-XXXX
+```
+where `N` is any digit from 2 through 9 and `X` is any digit from 0 through 9.
+
+Your task is to clean up differently formated telephone numbers by removing punctuation and the country code (1) if present.
+
+For example, the inputs
+- `+1 (613)-995-0253`
+- `613-995-0253`
+- `1 613 995 0253`
+- `613.995.0253`
+
+should all produce the output
+
+`6139950253`
+
+**Note:** As this exercise only deals with telephone numbers used in NANP-countries, only 1 is considered a valid country code.
+
+## Making the Test Suite Pass
+
+1. Get [PHPUnit].
+
+        % wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
+        % chmod +x phpunit.phar
+
+2. Execute the tests for an assignment.
+
+        % phpunit.phar wordy/wordy_test.php
+
+[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
+
+
+## Source
+
+Event Manager by JumpstartLab [http://tutorials.jumpstartlab.com/projects/eventmanager.html](http://tutorials.jumpstartlab.com/projects/eventmanager.html)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

data/tracks/php/exercises/pig-latin/README.md

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+# Pig Latin
+
+Implement a program that translates from English to Pig Latin.
+
+Pig Latin is a made-up children's language that's intended to be
+confusing. It obeys a few simple rules (below), but when it's spoken
+quickly it's really difficult for non-children (and non-native speakers)
+to understand.
+
+- **Rule 1**: If a word begins with a vowel sound, add an "ay" sound to
+  the end of the word.
+- **Rule 2**: If a word begins with a consonant sound, move it to the
+  end of the word, and then add an "ay" sound to the end of the word.
+
+There are a few more rules for edge cases, and there are regional
+variants too.
+
+See <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_latin> for more details.
+
+## Making the Test Suite Pass
+
+1. Get [PHPUnit].
+
+        % wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
+        % chmod +x phpunit.phar
+
+2. Execute the tests for an assignment.
+
+        % phpunit.phar wordy/wordy_test.php
+
+[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
+
+
+## Source
+
+The Pig Latin exercise at Test First Teaching by Ultrasaurus [https://github.com/ultrasaurus/test-first-teaching/blob/master/learn_ruby/pig_latin/](https://github.com/ultrasaurus/test-first-teaching/blob/master/learn_ruby/pig_latin/)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

data/tracks/php/exercises/prime-factors/README.md

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+# Prime Factors
+
+Compute the prime factors of a given natural number.
+
+A prime number is only evenly divisible by itself and 1.
+
+Note that 1 is not a prime number.
+
+## Example
+
+What are the prime factors of 60?
+
+- Our first divisor is 2. 2 goes into 60, leaving 30.
+- 2 goes into 30, leaving 15.
+  - 2 doesn't go cleanly into 15. So let's move on to our next divisor, 3.
+- 3 goes cleanly into 15, leaving 5.
+  - 3 does not go cleanly into 5. The next possible factor is 4.
+  - 4 does not go cleanly into 5. The next possible factor is 5.
+- 5 does go cleanly into 5.
+- We're left only with 1, so now, we're done.
+
+Our successful divisors in that computation represent the list of prime
+factors of 60: 2, 2, 3, and 5.
+
+You can check this yourself:
+
+- 2 * 2 * 3 * 5
+- = 4 * 15
+- = 60
+- Success!
+
+## Making the Test Suite Pass
+
+1. Get [PHPUnit].
+
+        % wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
+        % chmod +x phpunit.phar
+
+2. Execute the tests for an assignment.
+
+        % phpunit.phar wordy/wordy_test.php
+
+[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
+
+
+## Source
+
+The Prime Factors Kata by Uncle Bob [http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.ThePrimeFactorsKata](http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.ThePrimeFactorsKata)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

data/tracks/php/exercises/queen-attack/README.md

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+# Queen Attack
+
+Given the position of two queens on a chess board, indicate whether or not they
+are positioned so that they can attack each other.
+
+In the game of chess, a queen can attack pieces which are on the same
+row, column, or diagonal.
+
+A chessboard can be represented by an 8 by 8 array.
+
+So if you're told the white queen is at (2, 3) and the black queen at
+(5, 6), then you'd know you've got a set-up like so:
+
+```plain
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ W _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ B _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+```
+
+You'd also be able to answer whether the queens can attack each other.
+In this case, that answer would be yes, they can, because both pieces
+share a diagonal.
+
+## Making the Test Suite Pass
+
+1. Get [PHPUnit].
+
+        % wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
+        % chmod +x phpunit.phar
+
+2. Execute the tests for an assignment.
+
+        % phpunit.phar wordy/wordy_test.php
+
+[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
+
+
+## Source
+
+J Dalbey's Programming Practice problems [http://users.csc.calpoly.edu/~jdalbey/103/Projects/ProgrammingPractice.html](http://users.csc.calpoly.edu/~jdalbey/103/Projects/ProgrammingPractice.html)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

data/tracks/php/exercises/raindrops/README.md

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+# Raindrops
+
+Convert a number to a string, the contents of which depend on the number's factors.
+
+- If the number has 3 as a factor, output 'Pling'.
+- If the number has 5 as a factor, output 'Plang'.
+- If the number has 7 as a factor, output 'Plong'.
+- If the number does not have 3, 5, or 7 as a factor,
+  just pass the number's digits straight through.
+
+## Examples
+
+- 28's factors are 1, 2, 4, **7**, 14, 28.
+  - In raindrop-speak, this would be a simple "Plong".
+- 30's factors are 1, 2, **3**, **5**, 6, 10, 15, 30.
+  - In raindrop-speak, this would be a "PlingPlang".
+- 34 has four factors: 1, 2, 17, and 34.
+  - In raindrop-speak, this would be "34".
+
+## Making the Test Suite Pass
+
+1. Get [PHPUnit].
+
+        % wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
+        % chmod +x phpunit.phar
+
+2. Execute the tests for an assignment.
+
+        % phpunit.phar wordy/wordy_test.php
+
+[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
+
+
+## Source
+
+A variation on a famous interview question intended to weed out potential candidates. [http://jumpstartlab.com](http://jumpstartlab.com)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

data/tracks/php/exercises/rna-transcription/README.md

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+# Rna Transcription
+
+Given a DNA strand, return its RNA complement (per RNA transcription).
+
+Both DNA and RNA strands are a sequence of nucleotides.
+
+The four nucleotides found in DNA are adenine (**A**), cytosine (**C**),
+guanine (**G**) and thymine (**T**).
+
+The four nucleotides found in RNA are adenine (**A**), cytosine (**C**),
+guanine (**G**) and uracil (**U**).
+
+Given a DNA strand, its transcribed RNA strand is formed by replacing
+each nucleotide with its complement:
+
+* `G` -> `C`
+* `C` -> `G`
+* `T` -> `A`
+* `A` -> `U`
+
+## Making the Test Suite Pass
+
+1. Get [PHPUnit].
+
+        % wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
+        % chmod +x phpunit.phar
+
+2. Execute the tests for an assignment.
+
+        % phpunit.phar wordy/wordy_test.php
+
+[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
+
+
+## Source
+
+Rosalind [http://rosalind.info/problems/rna](http://rosalind.info/problems/rna)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

data/tracks/php/exercises/robot-name/README.md

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+# Robot Name
+
+Manage robot factory settings.
+
+When robots come off the factory floor, they have no name.
+
+The first time you boot them up, a random name is generated in the format
+of two uppercase letters followed by three digits, such as RX837 or BC811.
+
+Every once in a while we need to reset a robot to its factory settings,
+which means that their name gets wiped. The next time you ask, it will
+respond with a new random name.
+
+The names must be random: they should not follow a predictable sequence.
+Random names means a risk of collisions. Your solution must ensure that
+every existing robot has a unique name.
+
+## Making the Test Suite Pass
+
+1. Get [PHPUnit].
+
+        % wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
+        % chmod +x phpunit.phar
+
+2. Execute the tests for an assignment.
+
+        % phpunit.phar wordy/wordy_test.php
+
+[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
+
+
+## Source
+
+A debugging session with Paul Blackwell at gSchool. [http://gschool.it](http://gschool.it)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

data/tracks/php/exercises/robot-simulator/README.md

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+# Robot Simulator
+
+Write a robot simulator.
+
+A robot factory's test facility needs a program to verify robot movements.
+
+The robots have three possible movements:
+
+- turn right
+- turn left
+- advance
+
+Robots are placed on a hypothetical infinite grid, facing a particular
+direction (north, east, south, or west) at a set of {x,y} coordinates,
+e.g., {3,8}, with coordinates increasing to the north and east.
+
+The robot then receives a number of instructions, at which point the
+testing facility verifies the robot's new position, and in which
+direction it is pointing.
+
+- The letter-string "RAALAL" means:
+  - Turn right
+  - Advance twice
+  - Turn left
+  - Advance once
+  - Turn left yet again
+- Say a robot starts at {7, 3} facing north. Then running this stream
+  of instructions should leave it at {9, 4} facing west.
+
+## Making the Test Suite Pass
+
+1. Get [PHPUnit].
+
+        % wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
+        % chmod +x phpunit.phar
+
+2. Execute the tests for an assignment.
+
+        % phpunit.phar wordy/wordy_test.php
+
+[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
+
+
+## Source
+
+Inspired by an interview question at a famous company.
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

data/tracks/php/exercises/roman-numerals/README.md

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+# Roman Numerals
+
+Write a function to convert from normal numbers to Roman Numerals.
+
+The Romans were a clever bunch. They conquered most of Europe and ruled
+it for hundreds of years. They invented concrete and straight roads and
+even bikinis. One thing they never discovered though was the number
+zero. This made writing and dating extensive histories of their exploits
+slightly more challenging, but the system of numbers they came up with
+is still in use today. For example the BBC uses Roman numerals to date
+their programmes.
+
+The Romans wrote numbers using letters - I, V, X, L, C, D, M. (notice
+these letters have lots of straight lines and are hence easy to hack
+into stone tablets).
+
+```
+ 1  => I
+10  => X
+ 7  => VII
+```
+
+There is no need to be able to convert numbers larger than about 3000.
+(The Romans themselves didn't tend to go any higher)
+
+Wikipedia says: Modern Roman numerals ... are written by expressing each
+digit separately starting with the left most digit and skipping any
+digit with a value of zero.
+
+To see this in practice, consider the example of 1990.
+
+In Roman numerals 1990 is MCMXC:
+
+1000=M
+900=CM
+90=XC
+
+2008 is written as MMVIII:
+
+2000=MM
+8=VIII
+
+See also: http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html
+
+## Making the Test Suite Pass
+
+1. Get [PHPUnit].
+
+        % wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
+        % chmod +x phpunit.phar
+
+2. Execute the tests for an assignment.
+
+        % phpunit.phar wordy/wordy_test.php
+
+[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
+
+
+## Source
+
+The Roman Numeral Kata [http://codingdojo.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?KataRomanNumerals](http://codingdojo.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?KataRomanNumerals)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

data/tracks/php/exercises/scrabble-score/README.md

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+# Scrabble Score
+
+Given a word, compute the scrabble score for that word.
+
+## Letter Values
+
+You'll need these:
+
+```plain
+Letter                           Value
+A, E, I, O, U, L, N, R, S, T       1
+D, G                               2
+B, C, M, P                         3
+F, H, V, W, Y                      4
+K                                  5
+J, X                               8
+Q, Z                               10
+```
+
+## Examples
+"cabbage" should be scored as worth 14 points:
+
+- 3 points for C
+- 1 point for A, twice
+- 3 points for B, twice
+- 2 points for G
+- 1 point for E
+
+And to total:
+
+- `3 + 2*1 + 2*3 + 2 + 1`
+- = `3 + 2 + 6 + 3`
+- = `5 + 9`
+- = 14
+
+## Extensions
+- You can play a double or a triple letter.
+- You can play a double or a triple word.
+
+## Making the Test Suite Pass
+
+1. Get [PHPUnit].
+
+        % wget --no-check-certificate https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar
+        % chmod +x phpunit.phar
+
+2. Execute the tests for an assignment.
+
+        % phpunit.phar wordy/wordy_test.php
+
+[PHPUnit]: http://phpunit.de
+
+
+## Source
+
+Inspired by the Extreme Startup game [https://github.com/rchatley/extreme_startup](https://github.com/rchatley/extreme_startup)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.