AI has changed programming forever. It has changed Advent of Code and the way I work. What’s life going to be like when AI can do my job, better than me?
So, I’m back to solving the puzzle in Haskell again. This puzzle was easy enough for me to figure out.
Oh heck… it’s just about Advent of Code time! I am SO FAR from being ready.
I thought this was just a puzzle to see if I knew about modulo arithmetic… but then it turned into a puzzle about VERY LARGE NUMBERS! Also, why do I bother with Java?
Turns out the elves just really loved the Atari 2600 so much, they built their little handheld computers around them. And now it’s up to us to fix one.
The elves are crossing a bridge, but it is a really short bridge – in fact it is the shortest bridge possible. So what did the protagonist fall into when it snapped?
It’s all about taking a break from those busy reindeer games to build a treehouse with a really stellar view. Also, what is code golf?
Today’s coding challenge was, “Make a file system without making a file system!” I failed that task.
What is probably the first puzzle in the theme for the rest of Advent of Code started today… with the easiest puzzle so far.
The promised difficulty boost for Day 5 failed to materialize, instead being largely a puzzle about reading formatted input.
