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I still haven't made my way through all of the 2015 problems yet. But I don't play the game correctly any way: instead of trying to solve the problems as fast a

by tmtvl 2y ago

I still haven't made my way through all of the 2015 problems yet. But I don't play the game correctly any way: instead of trying to solve the problems as fast as I can, I try to write well-documented easily maintained code which runs fast. Balancing 'easily maintained' and 'runs fast' takes a little more time than 'just solve it' _and_ I'm planning on working my way through the problems chronologically, so I doubt I'll get to the 2024 problems any time this decade.

amw-zero 2y ago
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- sokoloff 2y ago
  Is there really a wrong way to do it?
  - nikanj 2y ago
    Yes, with ChatGPT or similar: " Can I use AI to get on the global leaderboard? Please don't use AI / LLMs (like GPT) to automatically solve a day's puzzles until that day's global leaderboards are full." https://adventofcode.com/about https://adventofcode.com/about
- release-object 2y ago
  Why not? It’s supposed to be fun. As long as you’re not cheating the global leader board - which this approach doesn’t - why not play however you want. I like go to overboard writing parsers for each day.
- mytec 2y ago
  From the about page: "... However, you should do Advent of Code in a way that is useful to you, and so it is completely fine to choose an approach that meets your goals and ignore the leaderboard entirely."
- tmtvl 2y ago
  Ha! Yeah, imagine me streaming my working on AoC, basically anyone tuning in the stream would say 'you're doing it wrong, stop having fun!' and leave.
- xdavidliu 2y ago
  my guess is that the creator would almost certainly disagree with you
empath75 2y ago
I try to do everything in a single pure functional expression no matter how dumb and unreadable that makes the code look.
zach_miller 2y ago
That’s one of the many ways to do Advent of Code.
SkiFire13 2y ago
> But I don't play the game correctly any way: instead of trying to solve the problems as fast as I can, ... FYI trying to solve the problems as fast as you can is not considered "the correct way". The author has emphasized multiple times that going for the leaderboard is not for everyone and requires a pretty questionable coding style. The main goal is to have fun and learn something new.
- Dansvidania 2y ago
  doesn't the existence of the public leaderboard beg to differ? :)
  - rbits 2y ago
    The fact that there are only 100 spots means it's not intended for everyone
  - SkiFire13 2y ago
    The way I see it, it exists because it's the only one that can be reasonably implemented.
    - Dansvidania 2y ago
      I do not disagree, but the fact that this is the only leaderboard that can be implemented does not imply that one needs to be implemented in the first place.

by tmtvl 2y ago

amw-zero 2y ago

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sokoloff 2y ago
Is there really a wrong way to do it?
- nikanj 2y ago
  Yes, with ChatGPT or similar: " Can I use AI to get on the global leaderboard? Please don't use AI / LLMs (like GPT) to automatically solve a day's puzzles until that day's global leaderboards are full." https://adventofcode.com/about https://adventofcode.com/about
release-object 2y ago
Why not? It’s supposed to be fun. As long as you’re not cheating the global leader board - which this approach doesn’t - why not play however you want. I like go to overboard writing parsers for each day.
mytec 2y ago
From the about page: "... However, you should do Advent of Code in a way that is useful to you, and so it is completely fine to choose an approach that meets your goals and ignore the leaderboard entirely."
tmtvl 2y ago
Ha! Yeah, imagine me streaming my working on AoC, basically anyone tuning in the stream would say 'you're doing it wrong, stop having fun!' and leave.
xdavidliu 2y ago
my guess is that the creator would almost certainly disagree with you

empath75 2y ago

I try to do everything in a single pure functional expression no matter how dumb and unreadable that makes the code look.

zach_miller 2y ago

That’s one of the many ways to do Advent of Code.

SkiFire13 2y ago

> But I don't play the game correctly any way: instead of trying to solve the problems as fast as I can, ... FYI trying to solve the problems as fast as you can is not considered "the correct way". The author has emphasized multiple times that going for the leaderboard is not for everyone and requires a pretty questionable coding style. The main goal is to have fun and learn something new.

Dansvidania 2y ago
doesn't the existence of the public leaderboard beg to differ? :)
- rbits 2y ago
  The fact that there are only 100 spots means it's not intended for everyone
- SkiFire13 2y ago
  The way I see it, it exists because it's the only one that can be reasonably implemented.
  - Dansvidania 2y ago
    I do not disagree, but the fact that this is the only leaderboard that can be implemented does not imply that one needs to be implemented in the first place.