Add solution for Challenge 17 by hvijaycse

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Challenge 17 Solution

Submitted by: @hvijaycse
Challenge: Challenge 17

Description

This PR contains my solution for Challenge 17.

Changes

• Added solution file to challenge-17/submissions/hvijaycse/solution-template.go

Testing

• Solution passes all test cases
• Code follows Go best practices

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• challenge-17/submissions/hvijaycse/solution-template.go

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Walkthrough

Adds a new Go program that provides an exported IsPalindrome(s string) bool function and a main routine. IsPalindrome performs a two-pointer, case-insensitive check that skips non-alphanumeric characters to determine if the input string is a palindrome.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Palindrome Solution challenge-17/submissions/hvijaycse/solution-template.go	Adds IsPalindrome(s string) bool implementing a two-pointer alphanumeric, case-insensitive palindrome check and an interactive main for stdin/stdout testing.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• Add solution for Challenge 17 by hudazaan #587: Adds an exported IsPalindrome(s string) bool with the same two-pointer, case-insensitive alphanumeric logic — overlaps API and algorithm.
• Add solution for Challenge 17 by Johrespi #731: Adds IsPalindrome(s string) bool in another submission file with equivalent two-pointer filtering palindrome logic.
• Add solution for Challenge 17 by wgasparin #801: Implements IsPalindrome(s string) bool for Challenge 17 with a similar validation approach.

Poem

🐰 I nibble letters, hop through each char,
Two paws at the ends, I judge near and far.
Lowercase kindness, skip dots and space,
When both sides greet, I clap my small face —
A palindrome found, what a joyful race! 🥕

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 2 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 50.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (2 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the main change: adding a solution for Challenge 17 by a specific user.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is directly related to the changeset, detailing the solution submission for Challenge 17 and the specific file added.

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