How do I know if a mistake has already been passed to the bug department

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I think I found a mistake in the javascript curriculum.
But I don’t know how to report the problem.

Build a String Formatter step 14 asks to change a const value.
Is this seen as a mistake or is it intended?

It also says:”Now you should see the word "camel" in the console.” which is not true

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I found step 14 https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/javascript-v9/workshop-string-formatter/step-14

the request is to change the line const camelCasedVersion = ""

remember that what you can’t do with const is

const a = "hello";
a = "hey";

if you were instead to delete hello and write

const a = "hey";

that is not a syntax error

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if you write the code correctly, that’s what you are going to see

if you need help with this step please share what code you have written

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I don’t know what you try to show me. I know you can’t change the value of a constant.
But that is not the question in step 14. It asks to change the value of the empty string while this string is a constant. It also has a sentence that doesn’t match the right response.
I’m not asking for help with the question. I’m asking if this problem has already been addressed? It’s confusing for people learning something where they are supposed to get the answers spoonfed.

PLease read the whole question in step 14 before you answer me. Test it out, as I did, and you’ll see that what is written, is not the correct answer. The correct answer doesn’t show camel as you don’t console.log it.

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the step wants you to delete "" and replace with the new value, it’s a constant, there is no other way to update the value without causing an error

notice how only the line with const camelCasedVersion = "" is inside the highlighted region, it means your changes need to be only on that line

if you think the instructions need to be more clear feel free to open an issue on github

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so you have to hardcode it instead of adapting the const. Ok, I get that, but it is indeed confusing. Thanks for the info. I still think, it’s a weird way of teaching something but alright.

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