🎨 Make a few formatting changes and link corrections

Author: bielsnohr

_episodes/17-section1-optional-exercises.md

@@ -17,73 +17,85 @@ Even if you find something that you really like,
 we still recommend sticking with the tools that were introduced prior to this episode when you move onto other sections of the course.
 
 > ## Exercise: Apply to your own project(s)
-> Apply what you learned in this section to your own project(s). 
+>
+> Apply what you learned in this section to your own project(s).
 > This is the time to ask any questions to your instructors or helpers.
 > Everyone has different preferences for tooling, so getting the input of experienced developers is a great opportunity.
-> 
+>
 {: .challenge}
 
 > ## Exercise: Try out different Integrated Development Environments
+>
 > Install different Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and test them out.
 > Which one do you like the most and why?
 >
-> You can try: 
+> You can try:
+>
 > - [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/), with setup instructions [in the Extras of this course]({{ site.baseurl }}{% link _extras/vscode.md %})
 > - [Atom](https://atom-editor.cc/)
 > - [Sublime Text](https://www.sublimetext.com/)
 > - [RStudio](https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/)
-> 
+>
 > Technically, compared to PyCharm, the 'IDEs' listed above are source code editors capable of functioning as an IDE 
 > (with RStudio as an example).
-> To function as an IDE, you have to manually install plugins for more powerful features 
-> such as support for a specific programming language or unit testing. 
+> To function as an IDE, you have to manually install plugins for more powerful features
+> such as support for a specific programming language or unit testing.
 > What do you prefer, a lot of tooling out of the box or a lightweight editor with optional extensions?
-> 
+>
 > If you want an even more lightweight setup you can try out these configurable source code editors:
+>
 > - [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/)
 > - [Vim](https://www.vim.org/)
-> 
+>
 {: .challenge}
 
 > ## Exercise: Customize the command line
+>
 > You can customize the command line or use alternatives to `bash` to make yourself more productive.
+>
+> - Try out [Bash Prompt Generator](https://bash-prompt-generator.org/), it lets you try out different prompts, 
+>   depending on the information you want displayed.
 > - Try out [z](https://github.com/rupa/z), a simple tool to more quickly move around directories.
 > - Try out [Z shell (zsh)](https://zsh.sourceforge.io/), a shell designed for interactive use.
 > - Try out [Oh My ZSH](https://ohmyz.sh/), which is a theming and package manager of the `zsh` terminal.
 > - Try out [fish](https://fishshell.com/), a smart and user-friendly command line shell.
-> - Try out [Bash Prompt Generator](https://bash-prompt-generator.org/), it lets you try out different prompts, 
-> depending on the information you want displayed.
-> 
+>
 {: .challenge}
 
 > ## Exercise: Try out different virtual environment managers
+>
 > So far we used `venv`, but there are other virtual environment managers for Python:
-> - [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/).
-> - conda, which is part of [Anaconda Distribution)](https://www.anaconda.com/download). 
-> Anaconda is widely used in academia, but the current license does not allow use for research in most circumstances. 
+>
+> - [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/), which we will explore using in
+>   [Section 4]({{ site.baseurl }}{% link _episodes/43-software-release.md %}).
+> - conda, which is part of [Anaconda Distribution)](https://www.anaconda.com/download).
+>
+> Anaconda is widely used in academia, but the current license does not allow use for research in most circumstances.
 > An open-source alternative is [mini-forge](https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge).
-> 
+>
 {: .challenge}
 
 > ## Exercise: Customize `pylint`
-> You decide to change the max line length of your project to 100 instead of the default 80. 
-> Find out how you can configure pylint. You can first try to use the pylint command line interface, 
+>
+> You decide to change the max line length of your project to 100 instead of the default 80.
+> Find out how you can configure pylint. You can first try to use the pylint command line interface,
 > but also play with adding a configuration file that pylint reads in.
 >
 >> ## Solution
+>>
 >> ### By passing an argument to `pylint` in the command line
+>>
 >> Specify the max line length as an argument: `pylint --max-line-length=100`
 >>
 >> ### Using a configuration file
+>>
 >> You can create a file `.pylintrc` in the root of your project folder to overwrite pylint settings:
+>>
 >> ```
 >> [FORMAT]
 >> max-line-length=100
 >> ```
 > {: .solution}
 {: .challenge}
 
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_episodes/22-scaling-up-unit-testing.md

@@ -351,7 +351,9 @@ especially in the long term,
 and allows others to verify against correct behaviour.
 
 ## Optional exercises
-Checkout [these optional exercises]({{ site.baseurl }}{% link _episodes/25-section2-optional-exercises.md %}#exercise-customize-pylint)
+
+Checkout
+[these optional exercises]({{ site.baseurl }}{% link _episodes/25-section2-optional-exercises.md %})
 to learn more about code coverage.
 
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_episodes/25-section2-optional-exercises.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: "Optional exercises for section 2"
+title: "Optional Exercises for Section 2"
 start: false
 teaching: 0
 exercises: 45
@@ -10,40 +10,45 @@ objectives:
 keypoints:
 ---
 
-This episode holds some optional exercises for section 2. 
+This episode holds some optional exercises for section 2.
 The exercises have an explorative nature, so feel free to go off in any direction that interests you.
 You will be looking at some tools that either complement or are alternatives to those already introduced.
 Even if you find something that you really like,
 we still recommend sticking with the tools that were introduced prior to this episode when you move onto other sections of the course.
 
 > ## Exercise: Apply to your own project(s)
-> Apply what you learned in this section to your own project(s). 
-> You can think of adding unit tests, add continuous integration pipelines, 
+>
+> Apply what you learned in this section to your own project(s).
+> You can think of adding unit tests, add continuous integration pipelines,
 > or measure the test coverage of your project(s)
 > This is the time to ask any questions to your instructors or helpers.
-> 
+>
 {: .challenge}
 
 > ## Exercise: Branch coverage versus line coverage
-> For your test coverage, have a look at the concept of 
+>
+> For your test coverage, have a look at the concept of
 > [branch coverage](https://about.codecov.io/blog/line-or-branch-coverage-which-type-is-right-for-you/)
-> as opposed to just line coverage. 
+> as opposed to just line coverage.
 > Which do you prefer and why?
-> 
+>
 {: .challenge}
 
 > ## Exercise: Desirable test coverage
-> Look at the projects below and see how much test coverage they have. 
+>
+> Look at the projects below and see how much test coverage they have.
 > Should 100% line (or branch) coverage always be the goal? Why or why not?
+>
 > - [pytest](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest)
 > - [pyjokes](https://github.com/pyjokes/pyjokes)
 > - [scikit-learn](https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn)
-> 
+>
 {: .challenge}
 
 > ## Exercise: Coverage badges
+>
 > Try to add a [coverage badge](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/coverage-badge) to the inflammation project.
-> 
+>
 {: .challenge}
 
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