How's A1 going? If you're following the game plan, you have mergesort working as of today.

If you're having problems running and testing using gradle, it's worth the time investment to fix them now.
    - Use the labs
    - Use the labs remotely (instructions linked from the syllabus; VPN connection required)
    - Use your own computer (but I can't promise to debug your setup).
      I don't know windows. Recommended approach: use Windows Subsystem for Linux.