No, they are not identical:

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expected 'Jacob and Alex like ths' 
to equal 'Jacob and Alex like this'
                                ^

The kata doesn't seem to work for me. 4 tests comes back similar to the statement below:

expected 'Jacob and Alex like ths' to equal 'Jacob and Alex like this'

Are they not identical?!

Great kata tbh. I knew it was something tricky, and indeed it was. But I solved it accidentally via bruteforcing.
So I am going to read the hell out of closures analyze this kata at depth

suggestion on how to solve it != kata suggestion

Asking for a kata translation is not a kata suggestion. There is a pending C++ translation here you may review it if you feel like it, but make sure they are in-line with the translating guidelines

Can somebody, please write this code for C++ program?

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Definetely the easiest 6kyu I ever try...

This kata serves as a good warm-up for the other one. Many solutions vary significantly, and the ratings are quite high. Completing the other kata first makes this one much easier, but the reverse isn't necessarily true. Couldn't approve at 7, so I picked 6.

The real travesty is the lack of the oxford comma.

Lol, My guy talk chai.

There's no need to post solutions in discourse. Solutions are already posted on the solutions page.