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The official awful.systems Advent of Code 2023 thread (awful.systems)
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[–] swlabr@awful.systems 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the insight. I haven’t done much AoC, and this largely confirms the vibes I’ve been getting this time around.

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 4 points 11 months ago

Much like a high IQ score doesn't show intelligence, but rather the aptitude to take IQ tests, being good at AoC does not show you are a good programmer, but rather that you are good at programming challenges.