Use of "list" vs. "vector" in Clojure Flatten Array exercise instructions
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I found the instructions for the Clojure Flatten Array exercise confusing because of the terminology used. The instructions mention lists, yet the tests pass vectors to the user-defined function, which can mislead learners. These are different collections in Clojure. I propose the instructions be updated to clarify that vectors are provided.
-Take a nested list and return a single flattened list with all values except nil/null.
+Take a nested vector and return a single flattened vector with all values except nil/null.
-The challenge is to write a function that accepts an arbitrarily-deep nested list-like structure and returns a flattened structure without any nil/null values.
+The challenge is to write a function that accepts an arbitrarily-deep nested vector and returns a flattened vector without any nil/null values.
For Example
input: [1,[2,3,null,4],[null],5]
output: [1,2,3,4,5]I am happy to submit a pull request to update the instructions if it helps.
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