Eric Wastl

@was.tl

Created http://adventofcode.com, http://compute-cost.com, http://anoik.is, http://was.tl/projects/; Principal Architect at https://acvauctions.com

Thanks to @was.tl we are enjoying #AdventOfCode again in 2025, and I am also running the unofficial/community survey again in 2025! 😊 💡 Take care that it closes "early", late Dec 12th or thereabouts! Consider filling it out if you haven't already: forms.gle/TAgtXYskwDXD...

Unofficial Advent of Code 2025 Survey

This is a quick (unofficial) Advent of Code 2025 anonymous (if you don't disclose your identity in "Other..." answers) participant survey. Note that your data will be shared as part of a (possibly san...

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The first #AdventOfCode 2025 puzzle comes out in about five hours! What's your plan? What language(s?!) are you using? What's your IDE of choice and why is it Vim? Do you have a comfy chair? Did you check out the beta release of Lua 5.5? How much sleep have you gotten? Drinking enough water? 🌟 ❤️ 🎄

Anybody else want to join me in taking the #chill, casual fun approach to #AdventOfCode? We'll help each other out when we get stuck, celebrate each other's wins (no matter how small), and generally pursue AoC as a collaborative game (not a competitive one) Let's have some chill holiday fun, y'all!

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Hello, US timezone friends! A very merry Confuse Everyone Who Prints Datetimes To Their Logs Without Timezones night to all who celebrate!

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