Freecodecamp: Local Scope and Functions - doesn't work

Created on 17 Jan 2016 · 26Comments · Source: freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp

Challenge Local Scope and Functions has an issue.
User Agent is: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/47.0.2526.111 Safari/537.36.
Please describe how to reproduce this issue, and include links to screenshots if possible.

My code:

function myFunction() {
  'use strict';

   var myVar = "test";  
  console.log(myVar);
}
myFunction();

// run and check the console 
// myVar is not defined outside of myFunction
console.log(myVar);

// now remove the console log line to pass the test

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tzupoaia

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Most helpful comment

function myLocalScope() {
'use strict';
var myVar = "teste";

console.log();
}
myLocalScope();

// Run and check the console
// myVar is not defined outside of myLocalScope
console.log();

// Now remove the console log line to pass the test

dreysin82 on 23 Jun 2016

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All 26 comments

// run and check the console 
// myVar is not defined outside of myFunction
console.log(myVar);

// now remove the console log line to pass the test

Please visit the Help Chat for help. Github issues are not for challenge help. Thanks and happy coding!

ltegman on 17 Jan 2016

@ltegman As a suggestion on usability, it would be great to update the challenge since it is not clear what you need to do to pass it. You follow the instructions and you expect the output on the left side. The instructions and outcome are always on the left. The challenge asks you to define myVar, you complete the required line then the message shows you that you didn't. I (as user/student) am not used to read the comments on the right side and you are focused between the requirement and the updated line. Then, oh, there is a line to be removed but there is no clue that you need to follow the comments. I didn't notice that.

At least, it would be great to show the error line. I saw that there was an opened issue regarding the challenge. So, it is not a single case.

Thanks.

tzupoaia on 18 Jan 2016

Even when you manage to add a local variable and then follow the directions in the comment to remove the last console line you still can't pass the test....

sandyvern on 18 Jan 2016

@sandyvern - I had the same issue and just had to do a refresh and it worked. Hope it fixes it for you too.

staceygoodwin on 20 Jan 2016

Also required a refresh for this to work, did not work initially.

lwsmallwood on 23 Jan 2016

👍1

I had the same issue

erikvangameren on 26 Jan 2016

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Hm. After refresh it worked, thanks!

erikvangameren on 26 Jan 2016

can confirm this is a bug. need to refresh in order to pass.

tomengland on 31 Jan 2016

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Was getting pretty desperate thinking of what I'd done wrong. Thank you commenters for confirming this is a bug. Refresh did it for me.

lmaes on 5 Feb 2016

I had the same issue.
The code was correct but it was considered wrong.
After a refresh (F5) the same code was considered correct.

I am using Chrome v48.0.2564.109 m
Is there any way to reopen this issue? I think it is definitely a bug!

ander-yamamoto on 12 Feb 2016

Yep, requires a refresh to make it work.

MontyFuss on 22 Feb 2016

Still an issue, refresh worked for me as well.

anasufovic on 25 Mar 2016

Need to refresh to make t work

nikhilb1208 on 29 Mar 2016

Hello Everyone!
We sincerely apologize for the inconveniences that you all have been facing.

I am not 100% sure how to tackle the Refresh issue that you have been facing ATM, but We are really are open for any way that can help you overcome this.

Coming to the clarification as pointed in the comment above by @tzupoaia
We could address that, along with a possible hint to refresh if you are stuck?

Please let us know what would be the best way.

/cc @FreeCodeCamp/issue-moderators Should we re-open this?

raisedadead on 29 Mar 2016

Note to contributors:

Adding additional information in the instructions to go through the Comments might help the confusion.
Also add something on the lines to refesh the browser if you are stuck

raisedadead on 30 Mar 2016

camp

dmsanchez86 on 30 Mar 2016

To consider the comment here while trying to resolve this?

raisedadead on 30 Mar 2016

stucked in here too

redsherrry on 2 Apr 2016

Had to refresh in order to past the tests. There's still a bug here.

yarnoj on 30 May 2016

Kalmuraee on 14 Jun 2016

function myLocalScope() {
'use strict';
var myVar = "teste";

console.log();
}
myLocalScope();

// Run and check the console
// myVar is not defined outside of myLocalScope
console.log();

// Now remove the console log line to pass the test

dreysin82 on 23 Jun 2016

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Edit: I made a mistake. Please ignore this comment.

I already removed a line that contain console.log(myVar); and refresh my browser both in Safari and Chrome but still stuck in that Local Scope and Function Challenges.

harsiandy on 1 Jul 2016

I had to refresh as well on Chrome

ahkay on 11 Aug 2016

This is still happing.
I had to reset the code, redo the code, then refresh, then run tests to make it work.

ricyoung on 24 Jan 2017

Hey all. i did the refresh . worked like a charm. thanks! . Ps on Chrome

Deryckaus on 24 Mar 2017

Yep this challenge is vaguely worded. Then there is that comment 'use strict' that for newbies like me causes utter confusion. The fact that you have to reset the code and refesh browser does not help. This is like the umpteenth challenge where I had just about given up and came back and tried with same code and worked. without explanation why it failed the first 1000 times i tried . funny that i just wrote

var myVar = "myVar"; .....and it worked. Then i deleted the second console.log ..and it worked. ps. on chrome