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I love advent of code, but I always burn out on it after a couple of days because it just starts taking up too much time. I'm always amazed at the people here t
by polytely 5y ago
I love advent of code, but I always burn out on it after a couple of days because it just starts taking up too much time. I'm always amazed at the people here that complete the whole thing, I feel like there must be a vast gulf in skill level between me and the average hn poster. Excited to try the first couple of days again this year.
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- it_does_follow 5y ago> there must be a vast gulf in skill level between me and the average hn poster I suspect it's much more a time gulf than a skill gulf. I love AoC as well and don't so much burn out but find that after a week of coding for fun in the evening a mountain of real world responsibilities start piling up, especially around the holiday season. When I was in undergrad I had virtually no family responsibilities during December and a large amount of free time when classes ended, so it would have been easy to spend hours a day on AoC. Many younger, single professionals are likely in the same situation. I think for most adults with family responsibilities and full time jobs (and likely a range of side projects that also need attention) that first week of December is a rare lull, and a great time to solve a bunch of fun code problems. After that more and more other things take focus as the holidays approach.
- sandos 5y agoExactly the same thing happens to me. Ain't nobody got time for that, after like day 9 or so.