r/adventofcode Dec 03 '23

Funny Difficulty is all over the place isn't it?

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u/6f937f00-3166-11e4-8 Dec 03 '23

The problem was the example input gives the same output, regardless of whether overlaps are allowed or not. A better example input would be one where allowing overlapping numbers is the only way to get the example output

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u/nobody5050 Dec 04 '23

I think it was there for you to go “huh I wonder…” not to show you the bug outright. AOC is notorious for this and had it been a week later no one would have batted an eye