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AdminAdvent of Code - 2024
Who's in? I got day 1 in python knocked out (yesterday now, 12:35am local as I write this) earlier today. Going to see if I can mock up part 1 of day 1 in an iRule for tomorrow morning's brain exercise...will share my results!
I created a leaderboard if we want to get competitive in all this. Code is 4383550-0e9fdf83 if you want to join in.
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- JRahm
I'm still reading the daily challenges, though the misses and I decided to buy a homestead a little south of us so a lot of my "free" time is consumed now with boxing up my current house and filling out paperwork for the buy/sell process. That said...I got a solve for part 1 today! WOO HOO! Will have to crack my algebra book open for part 2, so January on that. I also finally fixed a bug in my day 10 part 1 that got me a solve, so two new stars!
- JRahm
The event is over, but the work toward finishing has just begun for me. Some observations from this year's puzzles:
- A lot of 2d grids and a few Dijkstra's algorithm puzzles! (OSPF nerds unite!)
- Parsing the data seemed easier this year
- My algorithm detection skills still need work
- Improving my regex quick hacks will be very helpful. I tend to super overcomplicate them
- I struggle on problems that can’t be solved (with my available compute) by brute force, so I need to work through some performance optimization studies
What did you learn, and how did you feel about this year?
