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diff --git a/exercism/emacs-lisp/leap/README.md b/exercism/emacs-lisp/leap/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ab0cd63 --- /dev/null +++ b/exercism/emacs-lisp/leap/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Leap + +Welcome to Leap on Exercism's Emacs Lisp Track. +If you need help running the tests or submitting your code, check out `HELP.md`. + +## Instructions + +Given a year, report if it is a leap year. + +The tricky thing here is that a leap year in the Gregorian calendar occurs: + +```text +on every year that is evenly divisible by 4 + except every year that is evenly divisible by 100 + unless the year is also evenly divisible by 400 +``` + +For example, 1997 is not a leap year, but 1996 is. 1900 is not a leap +year, but 2000 is. + +## Notes + +Though our exercise adopts some very simple rules, there is more to +learn! + +For a delightful, four minute explanation of the whole leap year +phenomenon, go watch [this youtube video][video]. + +[video]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX96xng7sAE + +## Source + +### Created by + +- @canweriotnow + +### Contributed to by + +- @fominok + +### Based on + +JavaRanch Cattle Drive, exercise 3 - http://www.javaranch.com/leap.jsp
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