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+title   = "Advent of Code"
+date    = 2024-11-27
+slides  = true
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+# Advent of code
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Advent of Code is an annual programming event
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Its like an advent calendar
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+But instead of chocolate
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+You can byte into code problems
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Each day of advent gives you two problems
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+You get Gold Stars!
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Part one is the easy enough one
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Can brute force it if you really want
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Once ye got the part one complete the second one opens
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Brute forcing may take longer than the heat death of the universe
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+So ye have to get smarter
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Plenty of algos to be introduced to
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+If you find it easy there are many ways to amp up teh difficulty
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+You can compete to complete it fastest
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(A classmate was in teh worldwide top 1000 last year)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+There are global and local leaderboards (we have one)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+You can do it in a new language (I use rust)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+You can create your own language for it (if ye are that insane)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Some do it in excel
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Or brainfuck
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Or by hand
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+You can add [Bad Apple][0] to it (2022 Day 10, make a TV)
+
+[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EevY4szGgQI
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+One downside is it hits us right at exam times
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Another is that the puzzles release at 6am
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Thankfully all past puzzles are available to do
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+So we tend to run a second one in January for those who are interested
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+<<https://adventofcode.com/>>
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Sign up with yer: ``[GitHub]`` ``[Google]`` ``[Twitter]`` ``[Reddit]`` Accounts
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+See Discord (<<https://discord.skynet.ie>>) for the daily posts on it.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+*Now get into doing two days worth of puzzles to get ye started*
+