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Advent of Code '24 — Day 2
Day two! And things are already tricksy! Today's puzzle was about deciphering reports, to determine if each level in the report is deemed safe. A safe...
Advent of Code '24 — Day 1
We're back again with Advent of Code — one of my favourite times of year. Partly for the puzzles, and partly because it's a sign the year is winding up....
Advent of Code 2023 — Day 9
More camels and oasis-es, less cards. In this puzzle, we're using our trusty Oasis And Sand Instability Sensor — OASIS — to analyse our surroundings....
Advent of Code 2023 — Day 8
Another fun one! Today's puzzle had us navigating a sandstorm. Our map, a set of directions, through what looked like a graph. Starting at AAA, we want...
Advent of Code 2023 — Day 7
Day 7 saw us playing cards, on camels — camel cards! Camel cards are like poker. But simpler, so you can play it while on a camel. The hand-rules are...
Advent of Code 2023 — Day 6
Catchup time! 😅 Time for day 6 — on day 11. Today's puzzle has us racing boats. But not any boats, toy boats that are wound up with the hold of a button...
Advent of Code 2023 — Day 5
Please, my CPU, it needs help! A classic entry for AoC, in which there is a brute-force option that will melt any CPU. Today's puzzle was fun! But also...
Advent of Code 2023 — Day 4
My favourite so far! Inspired by some folks at work, I decided to try and do this as functionally as possible. Apparently there are some similarities...
Advent of Code — Day 3
And so the painful puzzles begin! Today's puzzle revolved around an ascii schematic and we were tasked with parsing it and finding adjacent elements in...
Advent of Code — Day 2
Onwards! To day 2. (at least until the rest of the end-of-year things start getting in the way — which normally happens at around day 6) Started reading...
Advent of Code — Day 1
Advent of Code is one of my favourite times of year. Partly for the puzzles, and partly because it's a sign the year is winding up. Like 24 ways to impress...