Advent of Code 2025: Number of puzzles reduce from 25 to 12 for the first time
6 months ago
- #programming
- #puzzles
- #Advent of Code
- Eric Wastl is the creator of Advent of Code and other projects.
- Advent of Code is an Advent calendar featuring programming puzzles for various skill levels, solvable in any programming language.
- Participation doesn't require a computer science background, just basic programming and problem-solving skills.
- Puzzles can be solved on older hardware, with solutions completing in under 15 seconds.
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- Using AI to solve puzzles is discouraged as it defeats the purpose of personal skill development.
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