Advent of Code
Chasing high placements on the yearly competitive programming challenge
Advent of Code is a popular recreational programming event run every year in the form of an Advent calendar of programming puzzles. Users can earn points by being within the first 100 participants to complete a puzzle each day. In 2021, I placed 83rd. Leading up to the 2022 competition, I wrote a utility library in JavaScript to allow me to code faster; on the first day, I placed first globally, solving the puzzle in 53 seconds. I ended that year in 18th place. I ended 2023's competition in 29th place.