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Is the adventofcode.com fun/educational/worthwhile? I see it starts again Dec 1. I like doing things like this but end up regretting it as it sucks too much tim
by rb808 9y ago
Is the adventofcode.com fun/educational/worthwhile? I see it starts again Dec 1. I like doing things like this but end up regretting it as it sucks too much time solving unnecessary problems.
- wellpast 9y agoWell I would consider any puzzle type problems technically "unnecessary" but I thought the adventofcode puzzles in 2016 were fun, well designed and tapped into some good CS algorithm and theory stuff.
- maxerickson 9y agoI imagine the best way to make it educational would be to skip the problems you know how to solve and then try to solve the others without a whole lot of "cheating". Obviously looking at resources to learn approaches to solving the problem isn't cheating, but there is some value in spending time just trying to figure out an approach before doing that.
- narimiran 9y ago> Is the adventofcode.com fun/educational/worthwhile? For me, the answer to all three questions is - yes. It depends on your previous knowledge, so some problems might seem too easy and/or some other problems might be too hard. If you are an experienced programmer, maybe use AoC to learn/practice some language you didn't use before?