Exercise Templates & Tracking

Quick Start New Chat Protocol

# 1. Start new chat
/model opusplan

# 2. Copy/paste CLAUDE.md contents

# 3. Say:
"Continuing Rust learning. Read CLAUDE.md, then check CURRENT_STATE.md and provide Exercise [X] from Milestone [Y]"

Exercise Template (for Claude)

## Exercise: [Name]
**Concepts practiced:** [Specific Rust concepts]
**Objective:** [What to build]
**Requirements:**
- [Specific feature 1]
- [Specific feature 2]
**Success criteria:** [How to verify it works]
**Stretch goal:** [Optional extension]
**Expected time:** [30-60min / 1-2hrs]

Milestone 4: Chapter 7 (Modules) - CURRENT TARGET

Exercise 1: Multi-Module Note-Taking CLI ⏳

File: exercises/07-01-notes-cli/ Status: Not started Concepts: Module organization, pub/private boundaries Estimated time: 1-2 hours

Exercise 2: Calculator Plugin System ⏳

File: exercises/07-02-calc-plugins/ Status: Not started Concepts: Selective imports, pub visibility Estimated time: 1-2 hours

Exercise 3: Wallet Module Structure ⏳

File: exercises/07-03-wallet-modules/ Status: Not started Concepts: Real-world module organization (crypto domain) Estimated time: 1-2 hours Crate: ed25519_dalek

Exercise Completion Process

During Exercise

Create branch: git checkout -b exercise/[milestone]-[number]-[name]
Work in exercises/[chapter]-[number]-[name]/ directory
Commit frequently with descriptive messages
Include REFLECTION.md with learning notes

After Exercise

Code review in separate chat
Iterate based on feedback
Update CURRENT_STATE.md
Update PROGRESS.md
Merge to main when complete
Tag if milestone complete: git tag v[milestone]-complete

Directory Structure

exercises/
├── 07-01-notes-cli/
│   ├── src/
│   ├── Cargo.toml
│   ├── README.md
│   └── REFLECTION.md
├── 07-02-calc-plugins/
│   └── ...
└── 07-03-wallet-modules/
    └── ...

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