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# Bob
Bob is a lackadaisical teenager. In conversation, his responses are very limited.
Bob answers 'Sure.' if you ask him a question.
He answers 'Whoa, chill out!' if you yell at him.
He says 'Fine. Be that way!' if you address him without actually saying
anything.
He answers 'Whatever.' to anything else.
## Instructions
Run the test file, and fix each of the errors in turn. When you get the
first test to pass, go to the first pending or skipped test, and make
that pass as well. When all of the tests are passing, feel free to
submit.
Remember that passing code is just the first step. The goal is to work
towards a solution that is as readable and expressive as you can make
it.
Please make your solution as general as possible. Good code doesn't just
pass the test suite, it works with any input that fits the
specification.
Have fun!
## Getting Started
Make sure you have read the [getting started with C++](http://help.exercism.io/getting-started-with-cpp.html)
page on the [exercism help site](http://help.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
Inspired by the 'Deaf Grandma' exercise in Chris Pine's Learn to Program tutorial. [view source](http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/?Chapter=06)