I'd just like to comment that I have watched most of your video's of AoC '24 up until now and I really enjoy them. This is my first time participating with AoC with the goal to bring my python skills up to a usable level :) I'm not bothered with the leaderboard at all and try to solve the puzzles first by myself and in order and then watch your corresponding video to see what solutions you came up with. (At the time of this writing I'm pondering day9 part2.) Usually this means only using about 20% of the lines I needed XD. You videos are consise, you expain your train of thought well and you explain all your considerations. Greatly appreciated!
Thank you so much for the kind words, and I'm excited to hear you're diving in. I love your approach. Try where you can, and then learn from others when you get stuck! That's a great plan to improve. And yes, I ignore the leaderboard as well. I've tried it a few times, but speed isn't necessarily my goal with these, and I'm not very fast, and it would take a lot of practice to become fast. Still, I love solving the challenges!
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I'd just like to comment that I have watched most of your video's of AoC '24 up until now and I really enjoy them. This is my first time participating with AoC with the goal to bring my python skills up to a usable level :) I'm not bothered with the leaderboard at all and try to solve the puzzles first by myself and in order and then watch your corresponding video to see what solutions you came up with. (At the time of this writing I'm pondering day9 part2.) Usually this means only using about 20% of the lines I needed XD. You videos are consise, you expain your train of thought well and you explain all your considerations. Greatly appreciated!
Thank you so much for the kind words, and I'm excited to hear you're diving in. I love your approach. Try where you can, and then learn from others when you get stuck! That's a great plan to improve. And yes, I ignore the leaderboard as well. I've tried it a few times, but speed isn't necessarily my goal with these, and I'm not very fast, and it would take a lot of practice to become fast. Still, I love solving the challenges!