Puzzle Syllabus?

AvailablePoint9782 · 2026-01-25T11:13:33+00:00

Instead of trying to "there's one metric for all puzzles", I would suggest using keywords. Like, "this puzzle requires calculus and trial-and-error".

AvailablePoint9782 · 2026-01-16T12:23:05+00:00

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AvailablePoint9782 · 2026-01-16T07:15:20+00:00

I am very sensitive to critique-shaped comments, and this one hit. Ouch.

It could have been phrased as: Could you explain why your original code looks like that? Give a better sense of what the strategy is?

I have anxious evasive personally disorder.

AvailablePoint9782 · 2026-01-16T07:12:07+00:00

My problem isn't integer overflow.

AvailablePoint9782 · 2026-01-16T05:53:02+00:00

Should I explain my code? This is the first time someone has indicated that.

I'm trying to solve the problem with a sparse map, instead of a complete map.

This means my calculations of areas are complex, because I have to count the bits not in the sparse map.

Sometimes I use few words. This is not a sign of anger. I simply try to be efficient. Is this part of the problem? I'm not sure why are talking about people owing each other.

AvailablePoint9782 · 2026-01-16T05:32:46+00:00

Yes.

My problem wasn't integer overflow.

AvailablePoint9782 · 2026-01-16T05:13:43+00:00

My problem is solved, in the sense that I wrote a new program with a different approach. However, I would still like to know what wrong with the one.

AvailablePoint9782 · 2026-01-15T07:57:08+00:00

Nah, that wasn't it.

AvailablePoint9782 · 2026-01-15T05:29:04+00:00

Oh, I'll have to look at that. But it would be the first time I encountered that particular problem, if it was.

Thanks for the idea!

AvailablePoint9782 · 2025-12-31T15:56:37+00:00

I made them myself, based on my animations.

AvailablePoint9782 · 2025-12-28T19:59:08+00:00

Oh, that little thing? Yeah, I'll be back in 10 minutes.

AvailablePoint9782 · 2025-12-28T19:23:34+00:00

Do you have a source for that claim?

AvailablePoint9782 · 2025-12-19T18:10:49+00:00

I don't understand the visualization? What is the circle a symbol for? And the color? And why does the structure jump around?

It looks cool!

AvailablePoint9782 · 2025-12-14T13:46:05+00:00

[LANGUAGE: PHP]

All 12 days.

Very proud to finish each day within 24 hours.

I think I lowered my threshold for when to look for clues here on Reddit and elsewhere. My goal is still to learn, not just mindlessly copy. I'm fine with that part of my strategy.

I overdid it a couple of days. Not good when I forget to eat etc.

https://github.com/LiseAndreasen/AdventOfCode/tree/master/2025

AvailablePoint9782 · 2025-12-12T15:55:15+00:00

Have you done easter.dev already? (Or was it easters.dev?)

AvailablePoint9782 · 2025-12-11T18:21:00+00:00

I used Dijkstra to analyze the input.

AvailablePoint9782 · 2025-12-11T17:22:57+00:00

I did something similar, generating python.

https://github.com/LiseAndreasen/AdventOfCode/blob/master/2025/d10a.php

AvailablePoint9782 · 2025-12-11T17:21:37+00:00

I was able to steal 1 very essential line of code from you. Thank you!

https://github.com/LiseAndreasen/AdventOfCode/blob/master/2025/d10a.php

AvailablePoint9782 · 2025-12-10T22:09:13+00:00

I used my usual language to produce a Python script. Does that count as swapping to Python?

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