Advent of Code Day 22 — Sand Slabs
I almost gave up on this one. Then I started playing around with it in a 3D render package and I found the issue.
Come for the games, stay for the drama.
I almost gave up on this one. Then I started playing around with it in a 3D render package and I found the issue.
I had 80% of the solution, but that last 20% killed it. This is the day I failed Advent of Code 2023.
First, you find the right answer using pencil and paper. Then, you write code to produce that answer. Right? No? Just me?
First puzzle in a few days where I didn’t need to get hints. I guess the problem was musical, aerodynamic, shiny AND extremely cool looking!
We had game night tonight, more HeroQuest (yay!), so I didn’t have a lot of time to work on this. Basically, you’re digging out a lagoon into which lava will flow. Part 1 could easily be calculated using a basic flood fill algorithm, so I did it that way, got the first star for the … Read more