Eric Wastl

Created Principal Architect @ACVAuctions

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

Lots of new SKINs are up on the https://t.co/gs1vOJ31qd scavenger hunt! #tweetfleet

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@nakedMCSE I don't consider LLMs at all when designing the puzzles; they're designed for humans.

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

It's been over 24 hours since #AdventOfCode 2024 ended!

This AoC season:
- 273,313 users collected at least one star
- 3,654,949 stars were collected

Since 2015:
- 779 users have all 500 stars
- 1,077,226 users collected at least one star
- 23,170,305 were collected

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@PaulBN This is a good idea; maybe I'll include it in the big data export I'm planning...

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

If you don't want the #AdventOfCode 2024 calendar spoiled you might want to stay away from the shop; there may or may not be bonus merch https://t.co/wuaR8H0Vcw

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

#AdventOfCode 2024 is almost done! But don't worry - the puzzles aren't going anywhere. In fact, there are hundreds of puzzles from past AoC events that are still available! https://t.co/QTaG8DSwT3

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@Dataforce At least a few months!

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

Wasn't sure it would be ready in time, but there's a new #AdventOfCode shop up! (and it already has objects with the new 2024 design) https://t.co/wuaR8H0nmY

[Wolfgang Richter @theonewolf]

That moment when you’re flying, and it’s 6 AM, but nothing stops #AdventOfCode @ericwastl

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@fulligin oh no

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@lukewj I love that line! It's one of the few I didn't write; one of the betatesters (/u/askalski on our subreddit) came up with it.

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

Sponsors help make #AdventOfCode possible. If you have a moment, please check them out! Many of them are hiring: https://t.co/9uqv1AgYHg

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@PaulBN Thank you!

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@relizarov For a discussion on why that probably won't work, see this post and the embedded email chain: https://t.co/sS9zEp6vTb

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

Last year, I talked about #AdventOfCode on a podcast aimed not at programmers but at escape room enthusiasts! If you or someone you know would like a less technical introduction to what AoC even is, here you go: https://t.co/OFVUZ3Tb4i

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@afonsocrg Of course! They never occur anywhere.

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

If you're curious what it takes to build and run #AdventOfCode every year, you might enjoy this talk: https://t.co/bnp0xIiHSk

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@0xCaponte I have! If you look up "Advent of Code: Behind The Scenes" I've given it a few times over the years. The most recent one was here: https://t.co/bnp0xIiHSk

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@codevat Not really. It's pretty likely for some puzzles (where all of the inputs have a very similar value space) but effectively impossible for others, so I'm not at all surprised that people see it occasionally. It's really just meant to help people that solve puzzles on two accounts.

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

@spydon That was a surprisingly popular approach today!

[Eric Wastl @ericwastl]

We're seven days into #AdventOfCode 2024! Have you learned anything new about your programming language / tool / editor of choice?