Running the Solution

To run the solution, use the following command:

docker build -t myconsoleapp . && docker run --rm myconsoleapp

Assignment Challenge Report

To solve this assignment, I followed a structured approach to tackle the challenges effectively. Here’s a step-by-step explanation of the process:

Challenges Faced and Solutions

1. Initial Assessment:

   • First, I read through the assignment requirements.
   • I used ChatGPT to get a rough assessment of the challenges involved.

2. Research:

   • I researched topics I didn't completely understand such as reference counting, other-read/write, and Linux permission management.

3. Solution Drafting:

   • I input the entire assignment into ChatGPT again and requested a solution.

4. Implementation:

   • I reinstalled .NET and ran a small API project to ensure everything was set up correctly.
   • I then pasted the generated code and started tweaking it. While the initial output wasn't perfect, it was on the right track.

5. Running the Code:

   • Since I'm using a Windows machine, I needed Docker to run the chmod command. I created a Docker environment and ran everything in it.
   • There were some issues with the way ChatGPT wrote the Linux commands, but I debugged and fixed them.

6. Main development process:

   • After getting the code to run, it still didn't produce the correct results. I decided to come up with my own solution on paper. (See image below.)
   • I realized that the direction suggested by ChatGPT was more efficient, so I made it work and wrote tests to ensure it worked correctly.
   • I initially tried to use best practice testing within Docker, but it took too much time. Instead, I wrote a class with a function that tests everything.

7. Final Steps:

   • I uploaded the final solution to GitHub.
   • I wrote this README and passed it to ChatGPT for final editing. (yes that why i sound like a robot)

Overall, it was a nice challenge and it took me about 6-8h. Thanks!