first try

.idea/compiler.xml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <module name="ChapterOneMicro" />
       </profile>
     </annotationProcessing>
-    <bytecodeTargetLevel target="1.8">
+    <bytecodeTargetLevel>
       <module name="ChapterOneMicro" target="1.8" />
     </bytecodeTargetLevel>
   </component>

.idea/kotlinc.xml

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="KotlinCommonCompilerArguments">
-    <option name="languageVersion" value="1.1" />
-    <option name="apiVersion" value="1.1" />
-  </component>
-</project>

.idea/misc.xml

@@ -7,84 +7,7 @@
       </list>
     </option>
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectInspectionProfilesVisibleTreeState">
-    <entry key="Project Default">
-      <profile-state>
-        <expanded-state>
-          <State>
-            <id />
-          </State>
-        </expanded-state>
-        <selected-state>
-          <State>
-            <id>Android</id>
-          </State>
-        </selected-state>
-      </profile-state>
-    </entry>
-  </component>
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_1_8" project-jdk-name="1.8" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/classes" />
   </component>
-  <component name="masterDetails">
-    <states>
-      <state key="GlobalLibrariesConfigurable.UI">
-        <settings>
-          <splitter-proportions>
-            <option name="proportions">
-              <list>
-                <option value="0.2" />
-              </list>
-            </option>
-          </splitter-proportions>
-        </settings>
-      </state>
-      <state key="JdkListConfigurable.UI">
-        <settings>
-          <last-edited>1.8</last-edited>
-          <splitter-proportions>
-            <option name="proportions">
-              <list>
-                <option value="0.2" />
-              </list>
-            </option>
-          </splitter-proportions>
-        </settings>
-      </state>
-      <state key="ProjectJDKs.UI">
-        <settings>
-          <last-edited>1.8</last-edited>
-          <splitter-proportions>
-            <option name="proportions">
-              <list>
-                <option value="0.2" />
-              </list>
-            </option>
-          </splitter-proportions>
-        </settings>
-      </state>
-      <state key="ProjectLibrariesConfigurable.UI">
-        <settings>
-          <splitter-proportions>
-            <option name="proportions">
-              <list>
-                <option value="0.2" />
-              </list>
-            </option>
-          </splitter-proportions>
-        </settings>
-      </state>
-      <state key="ScopeChooserConfigurable.UI">
-        <settings>
-          <splitter-proportions>
-            <option name="proportions">
-              <list>
-                <option value="0.2" />
-              </list>
-            </option>
-          </splitter-proportions>
-        </settings>
-      </state>
-    </states>
-  </component>
 </project>

src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/danny_do_better_exercises/MathUtilities.java

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return sum of `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Integer add(int baseValue, int difference) {
-        return null;
+        return baseValue + difference;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return sum of `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Long add(long baseValue, long difference) {
-        return null;
+
+        return (baseValue + difference);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return sum of `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Short add(short baseValue, short difference) {
-        return null;
+        return (short)(baseValue + difference);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return sum of `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Byte add(byte baseValue, byte difference) {
-        return null;
+        return (byte)(baseValue + difference);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return sum of `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Float add(float baseValue, float difference) {
-        return null;
+        return baseValue + difference;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return sum of `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Double add(double baseValue, double difference) {
-        return null;
+        return baseValue + difference;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return difference between `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Integer subtract(int baseValue, int difference) {
-        return null;
+        return baseValue - difference;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return difference between `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Long subtract(long baseValue, long difference) {
-        return null;
+        return (long)(baseValue - difference);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return difference between `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Short subtract(short baseValue, short difference) {
-        return null;
+        return (short)(baseValue - difference);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return difference between `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Byte subtract(byte baseValue, byte difference) {
-        return null;
+        return (byte)(baseValue - difference);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return difference between `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Float subtract(float baseValue, float difference) {
-        return null;
+        return baseValue - difference;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return difference between `baseValue` and `difference`
      */
     public Double subtract(double baseValue, double difference) {
-        return null;
+        return baseValue - difference;
     }
 
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return division of `dividend` by `divisor
      */
     public Integer divide(int dividend, int divisor) {
-        return null;
+        return dividend / divisor;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return division of `dividend` by `divisor
      */
     public Long divide(long dividend, long divisor) {
-        return null;
+        return dividend / divisor;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return division of `dividend` by `divisor
      */
     public Short divide(short dividend, short divisor) {
-        return null;
+        return dividend /= divisor;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return division of `dividend` by `divisor
      */
     public Byte divide(byte dividend, byte divisor) {
-        return null;
+        return dividend /= divisor;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return division of `dividend` by `divisor
      */
     public Float divide(float dividend, float divisor) {
-        return null;
+        return dividend / divisor;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return division of `dividend` by `divisor
      */
     public Double divide(double dividend, double divisor) {
-        return null;
+        return dividend / divisor;
     }
 
 
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return product of `multiplicand` by `multiplier`
      */
     public Integer multiply(int multiplicand, int multiplier) {
-        return null;
+        return multiplicand * multiplier;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return product of `multiplicand` by `multiplier`
      */
     public Long multiply(long multiplicand, long multiplier) {
-        return null;
+        return multiplicand * multiplier;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return product of `multiplicand` by `multiplier`
      */
     public Short multiply(short multiplicand, short multiplier) {
-        return null;
+        return (short)(multiplicand * multiplier);
     }
     /**
      * @param multiplicand value to be multiplied
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return product of `multiplicand` by `multiplier`
      */
     public Byte multiply(byte multiplicand, byte multiplier) {
-        return null;
+        return (byte)(multiplicand * multiplier);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return product of `multiplicand` by `multiplier`
      */
     public Float multiply(float multiplicand, float multiplier) {
-        return null;
+        return multiplicand* multiplier;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -219,7 +220,8 @@ public class MathUtilities {
      * @return product of `multiplicand` by `multiplier`
      */
     public Double multiply(double multiplicand, double multiplier) {
-        return null;
+        return multiplicand* multiplier;
+
     }
 
 
@@ -227,14 +229,14 @@ public class MathUtilities {
       * @return true
      */
     public Boolean returnTrue() {
-        return null;
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return false
      */
     public Boolean returnFalse() {
-        return null;
+        return false;
     }
 
 }

src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/danny_do_better_exercises/PredicateUtilities.java

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public class PredicateUtilities {
      * @return true if `x` is greater than `y`
      */
     public Boolean isGreaterThan(int x, int y) {
-        return null;
+       return x > y;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class PredicateUtilities {
      * @return true if `x` is less than `y`
      */
     public Boolean isLessThan(int x, int y) {
-        return null;
+        return x < y;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class PredicateUtilities {
      * @return true if `x` is greater than or equal to `y`
      */
     public Boolean isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(int x, int y) {
-        return null;
+        return x >= y;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ public class PredicateUtilities {
      * @return true if `x` is less than or equal to `y`
      */
     public Boolean isLessThanOrEqualTo(int x, int y) {
-        return null;
+      return x <= y;
     }
 }

src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/danny_do_better_exercises/StringUtilities.java

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ public class StringUtilities {
     /**
      * @return `Hello World` as a string
      */
+
     public static String getHelloWorld() {
-        return null;
+        return "Hello World";
     }
 
     /**
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ public class StringUtilities {
      * @return the concatenation of two strings, `firstSegment`, and `secondSegment`
      */
     public static String concatenation(String firstSegment, String secondSegment){
-        return null;
+        return firstSegment.concat(secondSegment);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ public class StringUtilities {
      * @return the concatenation of an integer, `firstSegment`, and a String, `secondSegment`
      */
     public static String concatenation(int firstSegment, String secondSegment){
-        return null;
+
+        return firstSegment + secondSegment;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ public class StringUtilities {
      * @return the first 3 characters of `input`
      */
     public static String getPrefix(String input){
-        return null;
+        return input.substring(0, 3);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ public class StringUtilities {
      * @return the last 3 characters of `input`
      */
     public static String getSuffix(String input){
-        return null;
+        return input.substring(input.length()-3, input.length());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ public class StringUtilities {
      * @return the equivalence of two strings, `inputValue` and `comparableValue`
      */
     public static Boolean compareTwoStrings(String inputValue, String comparableValue){
-        return null;
+        return inputValue.equals(comparableValue);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -59,7 +61,13 @@ public class StringUtilities {
      * @return the middle character of `inputValue`
      */
     public static Character getMiddleCharacter(String inputValue){
-        return null;
+        if(inputValue.length()%2 == 0) {
+            return inputValue.charAt(inputValue.length()/2 -1);
+        }
+        else {
+
+        }
+        return inputValue.charAt(inputValue.length()/2 +1);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -67,7 +75,8 @@ public class StringUtilities {
      * @return the first sequence of characters
      */
     public static String getFirstWord(String spaceDelimitedString){
-        return null;
+        String [] newStringArray = spaceDelimitedString.split(" ");
+        return newStringArray[0];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,7 +84,8 @@ public class StringUtilities {
      * @return the second word of a string delimited by spaces.
      */
     public static String getSecondWord(String spaceDelimitedString){
-        return null;
+        String [] newStrArr = spaceDelimitedString.split(" ");
+        return newStrArr[1];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -83,6 +93,7 @@ public class StringUtilities {
      * @return an identical string with characters in reverse order.
      */
     public static String reverseTheTwo(String stringToReverse){
-        return null;
+        StringBuilder reverseString = new StringBuilder(stringToReverse);
+        return reverseString.reverse().toString();
     }
 }

src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/danny_do_better_exercises/ZipcodeRocks.java

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ package com.zipcodewilmington.danny_do_better_exercises;
  */
 public class ZipcodeRocks {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
-//         System.out.println("Zipcode Rocks!");
+        System.out.println("Zipcode Rocks!");
     }
 }

src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/danny_do_better_exercises/TestMathUtilities.java

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class TestMathUtilities {
         // : Given
         short baseValue = 16384;
         short addedValue = 7;
-        short expected = 32767;
+        short expected = 16391;
         // : When
         short actual = primativeTypes.add(baseValue, addedValue);
         // : Then
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public class TestMathUtilities {
         // : Given
         byte multiplicand = 16;
         byte multiplier = 14;
-        byte expectedByte = 64;
+        byte expectedByte = -32;
         // : When
         byte actualByte = primativeTypes.multiply(multiplicand, multiplier);
         // : Then

src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/danny_do_better_exercises/TestPredicateUtilities.java

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class TestPredicateUtilities {
         boolean outcome = math.isGreaterThan(greaterValue, lesserValue);
 
         // : Then
-        assertTrue(outcome);
+        assertFalse(outcome);
     }
 
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class TestPredicateUtilities {
         boolean outcome = math.isLessThan(greaterValue, lesserValue);
 
         // : Then
-        assertTrue(outcome);
+        assertFalse(outcome);
     }
 
 
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@ public class TestPredicateUtilities {
         boolean outcome = math.isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(greaterValue, lesserValue);
 
         // : Then
-        assertTrue(outcome);
+        assertFalse(outcome);
     }
 }

src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/danny_do_better_exercises/TestStringUtilities.java

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class TestStringUtilities {
     public void substringBeginTest(){
         // : Given
         String input = "Hello";
-        String expected = "olleH";
+        String expected = "Hel";
 
         // : When
         String actual = StringUtilities.getPrefix(input);