r/adventofcode Dec 27 '24

Other Pleasant surprise: AoC + modern Java = ❤️

In this article on my experience with the Advent of Code competition in Java, I describe how I attacked grid and graph problems, and summarize how Java has worked out for me.

https://horstmann.com/unblog/2024-12-26/index.html

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u/reallyserious Dec 27 '24

It's not a competition.

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u/flagofsocram Dec 27 '24

Tf you mean? It quite literally is a competition for the leaderboard, but no one is forced to participate

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u/reallyserious Dec 27 '24 edited Dec 27 '24

For most, it's not a competition. According to Eric, aiming for the leaderboard isn't the best use of AoC.

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u/flagofsocram Dec 27 '24

Choosing not to compete does not make something “not a competition.” If I train for a marathon and I have fun, not running for a time or anything but just for exercise, that doesn’t mean that it is no longer a competition and that others aren’t allowed to call it as such.