I said last year at the end that I wasn't going to...

# advent-of-code

[todd.ginsberg]

I said last year at the end that I wasn't going to blog about my solutions again, but I probably will. Last year I was in temporary housing, so my work setup was essentially a TV tray and a crappy chair in the side of my bedroom, so not ideal. And I had some travel so I fell behind. But this year, I'm finally in a house with a dedicated office (in Raleigh, NC, if anybody is close!) and since covid is here, I won't be going anywhere. So I guess why not? I probably won't change much about how I do it - solve the puzzle, optimize for clarity instead of speed, attempt to explain it all with a blog post, ideally day-of.

[mickeelm]

Very much looking forward to it, I love your posts and the fact that you keep it up every year 😃

[todd.ginsberg]

Thanks! I appreciate that very much! 🙂

[Matteo Mirk]

yes, last year it was very pleasing and interesting reading your posts and I loved the general spirit of AoC even if I gave up after 2 or 3 puzzles, since I couldn’t keep up. I really envy your determination! 🎖️

[mickeelm]

2 or 3 puzzles sounds reasonable, with one 4 year old and one newborn I think Todd's posts will be my AoC for this year 😄

[Matteo Mirk]

Yeah same for me, with my 8 months old baby I couldn’t make it in time for Hacktoberfest… let alone Aoc! 😄

[todd.ginsberg]

Congrats on the 8 month old! I remember those days. Now I have a 19 year old who is "stuck" at home with us because of covid instead of off to college. 🙂

[Matteo Mirk]

Haha thanks! Every age brings different challenges 😂

[mickeelm]

No congrats on my newborn? I'm feeling left out here! 😉

[Matteo Mirk]

Of course congrats to yours as well! 🎊

[mickeelm]

Haha I was aiming at Todd (but I think he didn't quite catch that I had one as well). But anyhow - congrats to both you and Todd - kids are amazing, regardless of age!

[todd.ginsberg]

OH man I totally missed that! Not enough coffee yet. Congratulations Mikael! 🙂 hah

[mickeelm]

Haha, you seem like a person that wouldn't be selective in that regard so I kinda figured. Thank you 🙂

[todd.ginsberg]

No, I'm pretty all-inclusive but not the greatest reader. 😄