Advent of Code on Chasing Dings! https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/categories/advent-of-code/ Recent content in Advent of Code on Chasing Dings! Hugo en-us Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:23:49 -0500 Big Changes for Advent of Code 2025 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2025/10/big-changes-for-advent-of-code-2025/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:23:49 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2025/10/big-changes-for-advent-of-code-2025/ <p>Half the puzzles, no global leaderboard, and definitely&hellip; no AI.</p> Advent of Code 2024: The First Week https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/12/advent-of-code-2024-the-first-week/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 19:56:05 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/12/advent-of-code-2024-the-first-week/ <p>AI has changed programming forever. It has changed Advent of Code and the way I work. What&rsquo;s life going to be like when AI can do my job, better than me?</p> Advent of Code 2024.1: https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/12/advent-of-code-2024.1/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:00:00 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2024/12/advent-of-code-2024.1/ <p>Where is that darned elvish historian?</p> Advent of Code Day 22 -- Sand Slabs https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-22--sand-slabs/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:28:03 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-22--sand-slabs/ <p>I almost gave up on this one. Then I started playing around with it in a 3D render package and I found the issue.</p> Advent of Code Day 21 -- Step Counter https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-21--step-counter/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:26:36 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-21--step-counter/ <p>I had 80% of the solution, but that last 20% killed it. This is the day I failed Advent of Code 2023.</p> Advent of Code Day 20 -- Pulse Propagation https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-20--pulse-propagation/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:23:55 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-20--pulse-propagation/ <p>First, you find the right answer using pencil and paper. Then, you write code to produce that answer. Right? No? Just me?</p> Advent of Code Day 19 -- Aplenty https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-19--aplenty/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:09:24 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-19--aplenty/ <p>First puzzle in a few days where I didn&rsquo;t need to get hints. I guess the problem was musical, aerodynamic, shiny AND extremely cool looking!</p> Advent of Code Day 18 -- Lavaduct Lagoon https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-18--lavaduct-lagoon/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 07:00:00 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-18--lavaduct-lagoon/ <p>We had game night tonight, more HeroQuest (yay!), so I didn&rsquo;t have a lot of time to work on this&hellip;.</p> Advent of Code Day 17 -- Clumsy Crucible https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-17--clumsy-crucible/ Sun, 17 Dec 2023 16:50:55 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-17--clumsy-crucible/ <p>Edsger Dijkstra is laughing at me from his grave.</p> Advent of Code Day 16 -- The Floor Will Be Lava https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-16--the-floor-will-be-lava/ Sat, 16 Dec 2023 10:54:05 -0500 https://tipa16384.github.io/wkblog/2023/12/advent-of-code-day-16--the-floor-will-be-lava/ <p>/u/YellowZorro hasn&rsquo;t posted any more art, so back to Dall-E 3 renderings. Today, we get ready to MAKE SOME LAVA TO SAVE CHRISTMAS!</p>