Advent of Code – Page 10

Advent of Code Day 3 — Rucksack Reorganization

December 3, 2022 by Tipa

I did this puzzle last night while writing the post about Day 2. This time I’m not in quite so much of a rush. Weekends. The puzzle description is best read on the AoC site — they’re always fun to read 🙂 Advent of Code always starts out slowly, getting people used to how things … Read more

Advent of Code 2022 Day 2 — Rock Paper Scissors

December 3, 2022 by Tipa

So I made it to day 2 of Advent of Code! Not entirely awake. I stayed up past midnight to solve it. I messed up my first approach, so I went to a more brute force approach that worked. I got my solution logged in in about twelve minutes or so? But I was still … Read more

Advent of Code 2022: Day 1 — Calorie Counting

December 1, 2022 by Tipa

I am committing myself this year to solving every puzzle in the Advent of Code, an annual coding competition taking place over the Advent season each year. Each day brings a new puzzle, in two parts. They start out pretty easy, and top programmers (not me) solve them in seconds. By the end of the … Read more

Advent of Code 2022 and other exciting news you should totally read!

November 28, 2022 by Tipa

Advent of Code 2022 is just around the corner, and with it comes new challenges, new technologies, and new ways to have fun programming. Plus, Tactics Ogre: Reborn is almost finished, and Cyberpunk 2077 is waiting for me to dive in. And don’t forget about the Gotham Knight Knews update, featuring Starro for four-player coop, and the new GPT-3 language model. And exclusive Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special spoilers!

Advent of Code 2021 — Completed.

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 by Tipa

It was an obsession, it was a challenge, it was a lesson. The Advent of Code is an annual coding event that runs from the first to the twenty-fifth of December, but instead of chocolate treats, this advent calendar delivers delicious daily coding puzzles… although you don’t necessarily need to code to solve them.