formulae & assumptions should not be hidden in the hints

[goyalyashpal]

hi again!

so i noticed that in the 2024 filter cs50 pset page:

• the formulae used in the filters like grayscale, sepia; and algorithm for blur are hidden under hints
• whereas, the formulae used is a crucial part of the problem
• it feels really hindering to the [can't recall the proper adjective] students who really want to be able to solve as much part of the problem as possible by themselves without taking any additional aids or hints

also lost in the 2024 page w.r.t. 2023 hint page is the general advice regarding:

• The values of a pixel’s rgbtRed, rgbtGreen, and rgbtBlue components are all integers, so be sure to round any floating-point numbers to the nearest integer when assigning them to a pixel value!

here's a side by side comparison (2024 vs 2023) of the page showing the moved part from general top level content in 2023 (right) to hidden under hint in 2024 (left).

[goyalyashpal]

same goes for this part of x/pset2 readability.

• the "assumptions" aren't really "hint" or even advice of any sort,
• these are the absolute common denominator to solve the problem and against which the solution will be checked.

https://cs50.harvard.edu/x/2024/psets/2/readability/#advice

• Definition of letter for the problem:

  Consider letters to be uppercase or lowercase alphabetical character, not punctuation, digits, or other symbols.

• Definition of word:

For the purpose of this problem, we’ll consider any sequence of characters separated by a space to be a word (so a hyphenated word like “sister-in-law” should be considered one word, not three). You may assume that a sentence:

will contain at least one word;
will not start or end with a space; and
will not have multiple spaces in a row.

Under those assumptions, you might be able to find a relationship between the number words and the number of spaces. You are, of course, welcome to attempt a solution that will tolerate multiple spaces between words or indeed, no words!

• Definition of a sentence:

  You can consider any sequence of characters that ends with a . or a ! or a ? to be a sentence.