diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10f2f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Debug Local File",
+            "type": "Ruby",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+            "program": "${file}"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/array_equals.rb b/lib/array_equals.rb
index 58e8369..71a50a4 100644
--- a/lib/array_equals.rb
+++ b/lib/array_equals.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Determines if the two input arrays have the same count of elements
 # and the same integer values in the same exact order
 def array_equals(array1, array2)
-  raise NotImplementedError
+  if array1 == nil && array2 == nil
+    return true
+  elsif (array1 == nil && array2 != nil) || (array1 != nil && array2 == nil)
+    return false
+  else
+    i = 0
+    array1.length.times do
+      if array1[i] == array2[i]
+        i += 1
+      else
+        break
+      end
+    end
+    (i == array1.length && i == array2.length) ? true : false
+  end
+
 end