exercism · BNAndras · Jul 26, 2026 · Jul 26, 2026 · Jul 26, 2026 · Jul 26, 2026
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 root = true
 
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+end_of_line = lf
 indent_style = space
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.vb]
 indent_size = 4
 charset = utf-8
-end_of_line = lf
 
 ###############################
 # .NET Coding Conventions     #
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ visual_basic_preferred_modifier_order = Partial, Default, Private, Protected, Pu
 visual_basic_style_unused_variable_expression_statement_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_prefer_isnot_expression = true:suggestion
-visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = true:suggestion
+visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = false:none
+dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0090.severity = none
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-*      text=auto
+*      text=auto eol=lf
 
 *.sh   text eol=lf
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+*.vb   text eol=lf
 
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 *.png  binary

diff --git a/exercises/practice/accumulate/.editorconfig b/exercises/practice/accumulate/.editorconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+end_of_line = lf
 indent_style = space
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.vb]
 indent_size = 4
 charset = utf-8
-end_of_line = lf
 
 ###############################
 # .NET Coding Conventions     #
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ visual_basic_preferred_modifier_order = Partial, Default, Private, Protected, Pu
 visual_basic_style_unused_variable_expression_statement_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_prefer_isnot_expression = true:suggestion
-visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = true:suggestion
+visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = false:none
+dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0090.severity = none
diff --git a/exercises/practice/accumulate/.meta/Example.vb b/exercises/practice/accumulate/.meta/Example.vb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices
 
-Module AccumulateExtensions
+Friend Module AccumulateExtensions
     <Extension>
     Public Iterator Function Accumulate(Of T)(collection As IEnumerable(Of T), func As Func(Of T, T)) As IEnumerable(Of T)
         For Each item In collection

diff --git a/exercises/practice/accumulate/Accumulate.vb b/exercises/practice/accumulate/Accumulate.vb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices
 
-Module AccumulateExtensions
+Friend Module AccumulateExtensions
 
-End Module
+End Module
diff --git a/exercises/practice/accumulate/Accumulate.vbproj b/exercises/practice/accumulate/Accumulate.vbproj
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Import Include="Xunit" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />

diff --git a/exercises/practice/accumulate/AccumulateTests.vb b/exercises/practice/accumulate/AccumulateTests.vb
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-Imports XUnit
-
-
 Public Class AccumulateTest
     <Fact>
     Public Sub EmptyAccumulationProducesEmptyAccumulation()
@@ -9,7 +6,7 @@ Public Class AccumulateTest
 
     <Fact(Skip:="Remove this Skip property to run this test")>
     Public Sub AccumulateSquares()
-        Assert.Equal({1, 2, 3}.Accumulate(Function(x) x * x),{1, 4, 9})
+        Assert.Equal({1, 2, 3}.Accumulate(Function(x) x * x), {1, 4, 9})
     End Sub
 
     <Fact(Skip:="Remove this Skip property to run this test")>

diff --git a/exercises/practice/acronym/.editorconfig b/exercises/practice/acronym/.editorconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+end_of_line = lf
 indent_style = space
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.vb]
 indent_size = 4
 charset = utf-8
-end_of_line = lf
 
 ###############################
 # .NET Coding Conventions     #
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ visual_basic_preferred_modifier_order = Partial, Default, Private, Protected, Pu
 visual_basic_style_unused_variable_expression_statement_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_prefer_isnot_expression = true:suggestion
-visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = true:suggestion
+visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = false:none
+dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0090.severity = none
diff --git a/exercises/practice/acronym/.meta/Example.vb b/exercises/practice/acronym/.meta/Example.vb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Imports System.Collections.Generic
-Imports System.Linq
 Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
 
 Public Module Acronym

diff --git a/exercises/practice/acronym/Acronym.vb b/exercises/practice/acronym/Acronym.vb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Imports System
-
 Public Module Acronym
     Public Function Abbreviate(ByVal phrase As String) As String
         Throw New NotImplementedException("Please implement this function")

diff --git a/exercises/practice/acronym/Acronym.vbproj b/exercises/practice/acronym/Acronym.vbproj
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Import Include="Xunit" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />

diff --git a/exercises/practice/acronym/AcronymTests.vb b/exercises/practice/acronym/AcronymTests.vb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Imports Xunit
-
 Public Class AcronymTests
     <Fact>
     Public Sub Basic()

diff --git a/exercises/practice/affine-cipher/.editorconfig b/exercises/practice/affine-cipher/.editorconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+end_of_line = lf
 indent_style = space
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.vb]
 indent_size = 4
 charset = utf-8
-end_of_line = lf
 
 ###############################
 # .NET Coding Conventions     #
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ visual_basic_preferred_modifier_order = Partial, Default, Private, Protected, Pu
 visual_basic_style_unused_variable_expression_statement_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_prefer_isnot_expression = true:suggestion
-visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = true:suggestion
+visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = false:none
+dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0090.severity = none
diff --git a/exercises/practice/affine-cipher/.meta/Example.vb b/exercises/practice/affine-cipher/.meta/Example.vb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Imports System
-Imports System.Linq
 Imports System.Text
 
 Public Module AffineCipher

diff --git a/exercises/practice/affine-cipher/AffineCipher.vb b/exercises/practice/affine-cipher/AffineCipher.vb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Imports System
-
 Public Module AffineCipher
     Public Function Encode(ByVal plainText As String, ByVal a As Integer, ByVal b As Integer) As String
         Throw New NotImplementedException("You need to implement this function.")

diff --git a/exercises/practice/affine-cipher/AffineCipher.vbproj b/exercises/practice/affine-cipher/AffineCipher.vbproj
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Import Include="Xunit" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />

diff --git a/exercises/practice/affine-cipher/AffineCipherTests.vb b/exercises/practice/affine-cipher/AffineCipherTests.vb
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-Imports System
-Imports Xunit
-
 Public Class AffineCipherTests
     <Fact>
     Public Sub Encode_yes()

diff --git a/exercises/practice/all-your-base/.editorconfig b/exercises/practice/all-your-base/.editorconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+end_of_line = lf
 indent_style = space
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.vb]
 indent_size = 4
 charset = utf-8
-end_of_line = lf
 
 ###############################
 # .NET Coding Conventions     #
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ visual_basic_preferred_modifier_order = Partial, Default, Private, Protected, Pu
 visual_basic_style_unused_variable_expression_statement_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_prefer_isnot_expression = true:suggestion
-visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = true:suggestion
+visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = false:none
+dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0090.severity = none
diff --git a/exercises/practice/all-your-base/.meta/Example.vb b/exercises/practice/all-your-base/.meta/Example.vb
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-Imports System
-Imports System.Collections.Generic
-
 Public Module AllYourBase
     Public Function Rebase(ByVal inputBase As Integer, ByVal inputDigits As Integer(), ByVal outputBase As Integer) As Integer()
         If outputBase <= 1 OrElse inputBase <= 1 Then Throw New ArgumentOutOfRangeException()

diff --git a/exercises/practice/all-your-base/AllYourBase.vb b/exercises/practice/all-your-base/AllYourBase.vb
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-Imports System
-Imports System.Collections.Generic
-
 Public Module AllYourBase
     Public Function Rebase(ByVal inputBase As Integer, ByVal inputDigits As Integer(), ByVal outputBase As Integer) As Integer()
         Throw New NotImplementedException("You need to implement this function")
     End Function
-End Module
+End Module
diff --git a/exercises/practice/all-your-base/AllYourBase.vbproj b/exercises/practice/all-your-base/AllYourBase.vbproj
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Import Include="Xunit" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />

diff --git a/exercises/practice/all-your-base/AllYourBaseTests.vb b/exercises/practice/all-your-base/AllYourBaseTests.vb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Imports System
-Imports Xunit
 Public Class AllYourBaseTests
     <Fact>
     Public Sub SingleBitOneToDecimal()
@@ -192,4 +190,4 @@ Public Class AllYourBaseTests
         Dim outputBase = -7
         Assert.Throws(Of ArgumentOutOfRangeException)(Function() Rebase(inputBase, digits, outputBase))
     End Sub
-End Class
+End Class
diff --git a/exercises/practice/allergies/.editorconfig b/exercises/practice/allergies/.editorconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+end_of_line = lf
 indent_style = space
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.vb]
 indent_size = 4
 charset = utf-8
-end_of_line = lf
 
 ###############################
 # .NET Coding Conventions     #
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ visual_basic_preferred_modifier_order = Partial, Default, Private, Protected, Pu
 visual_basic_style_unused_variable_expression_statement_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_prefer_isnot_expression = true:suggestion
-visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = true:suggestion
+visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = false:none
+dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0090.severity = none
diff --git a/exercises/practice/allergies/Allergies.vb b/exercises/practice/allergies/Allergies.vb
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ Public Class Allergies
     Public Function List() As IList(Of String)
         Throw New NotImplementedException("You need to implement this function")
     End Function
-End Class
+End Class
diff --git a/exercises/practice/allergies/Allergies.vbproj b/exercises/practice/allergies/Allergies.vbproj
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Import Include="Xunit" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />

diff --git a/exercises/practice/allergies/AllergiesTests.vb b/exercises/practice/allergies/AllergiesTests.vb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Imports XUnit
-
 Public Class AllergiesTest
     <Fact>
     Public Sub NotAllergicToAnythingEggs()

diff --git a/exercises/practice/anagram/.editorconfig b/exercises/practice/anagram/.editorconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+end_of_line = lf
 indent_style = space
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.vb]
 indent_size = 4
 charset = utf-8
-end_of_line = lf
 
 ###############################
 # .NET Coding Conventions     #
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ visual_basic_preferred_modifier_order = Partial, Default, Private, Protected, Pu
 visual_basic_style_unused_variable_expression_statement_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_prefer_isnot_expression = true:suggestion
-visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = true:suggestion
+visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = false:none
+dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0090.severity = none
diff --git a/exercises/practice/anagram/Anagram.vb b/exercises/practice/anagram/Anagram.vb
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ Public Class Anagram
     Public Function Match(potentialMatches As String()) As String()
         Throw New NotImplementedException("You need to implement this function")
     End Function
-End Class
+End Class
diff --git a/exercises/practice/anagram/Anagram.vbproj b/exercises/practice/anagram/Anagram.vbproj
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Import Include="Xunit" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />

diff --git a/exercises/practice/anagram/AnagramTests.vb b/exercises/practice/anagram/AnagramTests.vb
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-Imports XUnit
-
-
 Public Class AnagramTest
     <Fact>
     Public Sub NoMatches()

diff --git a/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/.editorconfig b/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/.editorconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+end_of_line = lf
 indent_style = space
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.vb]
 indent_size = 4
 charset = utf-8
-end_of_line = lf
 
 ###############################
 # .NET Coding Conventions     #
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ visual_basic_preferred_modifier_order = Partial, Default, Private, Protected, Pu
 visual_basic_style_unused_variable_expression_statement_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = unused_local_variable:suggestion
 visual_basic_style_prefer_isnot_expression = true:suggestion
-visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = true:suggestion
+visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation = false:none
+dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0090.severity = none
diff --git a/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/.meta/Example.vb b/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/.meta/Example.vb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Imports System
-
 Public Module ArmstrongNumbers
     Public Function IsArmstrongNumber(ByVal number As Integer) As Boolean
         Dim numString = number.ToString()

diff --git a/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/ArmstrongNumbers.vb b/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/ArmstrongNumbers.vb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Imports System
-
 Public Module ArmstrongNumbers
     Public Function IsArmstrongNumber(ByVal number As Integer) As Boolean
         Throw New NotImplementedException("You need to implement this function.")