Aneurysm99

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   by Aneurysm99 9y ago

   As a moderator on the subreddit and coworker of Eric Wastl, that'll never happen because we would die. It's set up so that puzzles unlock at a time that Eric is awake and able to respond to any issues that may arise.
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   by Aneurysm99 9y ago

   Last year I solved most problems the first time through using Perl and then later came back and used it to try to learn Rust. The second time through I started by writing test cases using the known-good answer from the Perl implementation.
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   by Aneurysm99 9y ago

   The prior events are still available! http://adventofcode.com/2016 and http://adventofcode.com/2015
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   by Aneurysm99 9y ago

   It's really not designed as a speed coding competition; that's just what it became by accident. Eric built the first edition for friends and friends of friends, expecting maybe 70 people to participate. He thought a 100 person l