Advent of Code 2020

A coworker told me about Advent of Code last week. It’s an independently run site that provides an advent calendar of programming puzzles. Similar to sites like Project Euler, they are of varying difficulty and not designed to be completed in any particular language.

So far, the puzzles have been clever and fun. There is a central plot for the entire month of needing to get a currency of star coins to pay for your post-Christmas vacation. I take it not as tone-deafness to the pandemic, but more of wishful thinking for a better 2021. They’re cute premises.

Anyone who like programming puzzles will enjoy these; I highly recommend them. I came to it a few days late (and if you’re reading this post, you’re behind too!) But it’s reasonable to do two in a day, and you’ll probably want to!

Of course I’ve been using Python for all of them so far, but I could totally see myself using the puzzles as a way to learn another language; they’re overall more accessible (and engaging) than Project Euler.

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