I wanna know if you quit after 4 years! You probably gunna be able to do it right now if you didn't quit :)) lol
I just started as well but I feel that getting great coding skills takes so much time.
I couldn't do this exercise right now but I will eventually. I know that.
Cheers!

If you really are into programming, if it makes your heart pound faster and you lose yourself when start to code, don't give up just yet!
Take a look at my code: in terms of quality, it really sucks, nonetheless it works just fine.
I know, frustration can be overwhelming, but just keep on going, man: either you think you can or you can't do shit, you're absolutely right.
And one last thing: don't jump right into the code - pen and paper could be of great help.

Hope you don't give up and become stronger with time.

Maybe they want to practice recursion lol

relatable. feelsbadman.

It's not condescending, it's an advice for all katas in general, I lost count of how many times I (or someone else) had to explain something that's already there, and simply reading it twice (or once, some people didn't even read the kata description and then complain about his/her code being right and the tests/description/everyone else being wrong) would do the click.

I really wish more time was taken to write proper expectations around the result. I think more time is spent trying to understand the verboseness of the task.

The condescending tone isn't needed.

cereal??

the test IS bad though. sometimes it expects a space after \n and sometimes it does not.
I also completed this kata but could not pass the tests because my string doesn't have the same " " as the test, and there was no clear instruction for how he wants that or why it changes betwee values 1 and >1

center around the max value. the max value is already provided.

Be honest, how long did it take to come up with this? What was your thought process?

This type of problem really shows my weakness as a developer and makes me want to quit my career. I don't know how people can visualize and break down problems like these and come up with a solution. It makes me feel like a friggin idiot.