Well hello there! You've found my repository of Advent of Code solutions. Let me explain what you've stumbled upon.
Advent of Code is a yearly coding event, an advent calendar of sorts for people who like to code. Starting on December 1st, a Christmas story begins to unfold where everything is just going horribly, tragically wrong. And the only person who can save it... is probably on vacation, so it's up to YOU!
Each day provides two new puzzles to solve, contributing to the story. The first puzzle helps get your feet wet, and the second expands upon what you've learned. Lessons from previous days often carry forward as well.
The puzzles start out somewhat straightforward, but becomes complex. Fast.
I started in 2022, and took the approach of writing performant code that others, perhaps those new to programming, can hopefully learn from.
I've chosen Python so far for my solutions (though this is no guarantee I'll
stick with Python in all future years!). At the top of each task*.py file,
you'll find a description of the problem, possible solutions, and an
implementation or two or three.
I do hope my solutions are useful to others who are learning.
I haven't yet completed a full Advent of Code. The puzzles get hard, and I'm often quite busy this time of the year (an understatement if ever I've uttered one). So you're unlikely to find a solution to every problem.
I'm a long-time software developer, having worked in the open source community, VMware, and now working as the CEO of Beanbag, Inc..
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