exercism-solutions/cpp/meetup/README.md

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# Meetup
Calculate the date of meetups.
Typically meetups happen on the same day of the week.
Examples are
- the first Monday
- the third Tuesday
- the Wednesteenth
- the last Thursday
Note that "Monteenth", "Tuesteenth", etc are all made up words. There
was a meetup whose members realised that there are exactly 7 days that
end in '-teenth'. Therefore, one is guaranteed that each day of the week
(Monday, Tuesday, ...) will have exactly one date that is named with '-teenth'
in every month.
## Getting Started
Make sure you have read [the C++ page](http://exercism.io/languages/cpp) on
exercism.io. 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](http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.TheThreeRulesOfTdd).
Create just enough structure by declaring namespaces, functions, classes,
etc., 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,
uncomment the next test by moving the following line past the next test.
```C++
#if defined(EXERCISM_RUN_ALL_TESTS)
```
This may result in compile errors as new constructs may be invoked that
you haven't yet declared or defined. Again, fix the compile errors minimally
to get a failing test, then change the code minimally to pass the test,
refactor your implementation for readability and expressiveness and then
go on to the next test.
Try to use standard C++11 facilities in preference to writing your own
low-level algorithms or facilities by hand. [CppReference](http://en.cppreference.com/)
is a wiki reference to the C++ language and standard library. If you
are new to C++, but have programmed in C, beware of
[C traps and pitfalls](http://www.slideshare.net/LegalizeAdulthood/c-traps-and-pitfalls-for-c-programmers).
## Source
Jeremy Hinegardner mentioned a Boulder meetup that happens on the Wednesteenth of every month [view source](https://twitter.com/copiousfreetime)