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Advent of Code is not really a competition. There is a ranking, but that’s not the point of it.

• pelagicAustral 1y ago
  Wouldn't people be competing to be at the top of the ranking? I should think that the Real Madrid participates in La Liga because they want to win and not just flair their way around.
  • AIPedant 1y ago
    Advent of Code needs to get rid of that stupid leaderboard and display winning entrants' names alphabetically. It's not even slightly a fair competition, an entire swath of people are out of the running simply because they are too tired at 11pm (or busy with their kids etc) to solve a little puzzle. I think anyone trying to "compete" in AoC needs to reassess their priorities. Also, I like reading the "flavor text" about the elves and whatnot. Encouraging people to ignore it seems at odds with the design of AoC.
    • recursive 1y ago
      It's OK to compete. And it's on not to. You can ignore the leader board.
  • a_dabbler 1y ago
    It's more like a marathon, sure you're in a race but people don't really care about your position in it unless you're near the front. Completing it on its own gives a feeling of achievement
  • gsinclair 1y ago
    The difference between the AoC leader board and the La Liga table can be measured in many millions of euros.