5 ms·
I never understood the craze for "Advent of code". Already at this time of the year the last thing I want to do is code even more.
by holyknight 10mo ago
I never understood the craze for "Advent of code". Already at this time of the year the last thing I want to do is code even more.
- wkjagt 10mo agoI code for fun, even in December.
- ls-a 10mo agoI agree. Didn't these puzzles ruin interviewing for many years now. AI came along and they're still doing it. Some things will needlessly drag on before they die I guess
- MattRix 10mo agoHow do they ruin interviewing? The whole point of these puzzles is that they’re meant to be fun to solve, not a means to an end, but enjoyable for what they are.
- ls-a 10mo agoTell HR, they don't seem to get it
- legends2k 10mo agoBy the same token, AI came along and we all still have intelligence, needless, eh? I mean people reading and writing stuff has nothing to do with AI. I don't see how some people see everything as a zero-sum game.
- ls-a 10mo agoAll AI is doing is solving these puzzles, which proves they don't need any form of intelligence. You're wrong for associating AI with human intelligence. It will never happen. It might be faked once, like the moon landing, but that's it.
- phartenfeller 10mo agoWell some people like to code and logic puzzles. And especially as it is in its raw form where you can forget all the noise you encounter while coding professionally with many hoops and responsibilities.
- sumeno 10mo agoPeople like different things