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# Leap
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Write a program that will take a year and report if it is a leap year.
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The tricky thing here is that a leap year occurs:
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```plain
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on every year that is evenly divisible by 4
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except every year that is evenly divisible by 100
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unless the year is also evenly divisible by 400
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```
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For example, 1997 is not a leap year, but 1996 is. 1900 is not a leap
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year, but 2000 is.
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If your language provides a method in the standard library that does
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this look-up, pretend it doesn't exist and implement it yourself.
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## Notes
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For a delightful, four minute explanation of the whole leap year
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phenomenon, go watch [this youtube video][video].
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[video]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX96xng7sAE
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## Rust Installation
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Refer to the [exercism help page][help-page] for Rust installation and learning
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resources.
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## Writing the Code
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Execute the tests with:
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```bash
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$ cargo test
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```
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All but the first test have been ignored. After you get the first test to
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pass, remove the ignore flag (`#[ignore]`) from the next test and get the tests
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to pass again. The test file is located in the `tests` directory. You can
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also remove the ignore flag from all the tests to get them to run all at once
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if you wish.
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Make sure to read the [Crates and Modules](crates-and-modules) chapter if you
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haven't already, it will help you with organizing your files.
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[help-page]: http://help.exercism.io/getting-started-with-rust.html
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[crates-and-modules]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book/crates-and-modules.html
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## Source
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JavaRanch Cattle Drive, exercise 3 [view source](http://www.javaranch.com/leap.jsp)
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