Mina

Who will be playing this year's Advent of Code?

If so, what will be your fighter?

Last year, I thought, I would have learned enough #Python by now, but I didn't.

So, it will be #Perl again.

https://adventofcode.com/2025

#AdventOfCode #AOC2025

Python
32.7%
Rust
19.4%
C/C++
12.2%
Something else
35.7%
Poll ended at .
Advent of Code 2025

Nov 22 at 12:41pmWeb
Show threadQoyyuumNov 22
@mina I wanna practice more on Django. Because effectively, customers wants to **see** the product with some pretty interesting visual effects or something. Not just some small script. My thought process is to visualise the problem/puzzle with some image or something, an input puzzle text file, and show the result. Aiming for clarity than speed at this point
Show threadJuhisNov 22
@qoyyuum @mina That sounds amazing!
Show threadJuhisNov 22

@mina Me me me!

I already kind of decided to skip this year but then with the new announcement of there being less puzzles which inspired me to do it once again.

I'm continuing my Python + educational materials approach this year.

#AdventOfCode #Python

Show threadTim HolyoakeNov 22

@mina Either Pascal or Fortran (77 or 90 depending on if I need recursion or not!) I may also decide to do it on a z80 under CP/M, just to be completely perverse. That would probably decide me for Pascal, as Turbo Pascal under CP/M is rather good.

#RetroComputing #z80 #cpm

Show threadAmand TihonNov 22

@psychotimmy @mina
Neat!

I'm also going for #TurboPascal this year, but more likely on my #Xi8088 (and possibly on the 486 if I need EMS/XMS to solve a puzzle).

Show threadTim HolyoakeNov 22
@alrj @mina Good luck!
Show threadAmand TihonNov 22
@psychotimmy You too!
Show threadaoanlaNov 22

@mina still tempted to try doing the whole thing in Uiua. Last two AoCs I did the first few in it, then went back to Julia (and Rust if I had time for 2 solutions).

Maybe even Chapel this time?
Or something more exotic?

Show threadlbcp 🦖 Nov 22
@mina I did last year with #Kotlin and enjoyed it a lot. I was planning on giving rust a try, but since I didn't have any time to look into it and forgot about 90% of what I learned last year, it'll be Kotlin again.
Show threadKehvarlNov 22

@mina

I'll almost certainly be using Python again. Every year I tell myself that maybe this will be the year I use Ruby or Lisp or something, but I just get more done in Python.

Show threadJochie 👨🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈Nov 22
@mina Some other year I might shoot for a relatively-new-to-me programming language but I don't think I have the brain space for it currently so I'll fall back to a familiar friend (Python).
Show threadRoger BW 😷Nov 22
@mina I'm in again! Rust, 'cos I like it, and AoC stretches me more than most of the coding I do. (Maybe some PostScript too.)
Show threadscrew_dogNov 22

@mina I always use #JuliaLang because it's what I know and I find it fun to use.

But eventually I'll get around to doing it in Scratch...

Show threadJess RobinsonNov 23
@mina I usually code in Perl or Typescript, so I do my #adventofcode in Dart
Show thread4zv4lNov 24
@mina I will use Raku this year, has been my goto language for few months now 🦋
Show threadWeltenverbummlerNov 25
@mina my Last piece of Code this year, that I was needed to Touch was ..... Pascal
Show threadiantoNov 30
@mina I'm looking forward to learning some next-level #perl trick from you ;) I will do at least one day in either verilog or vhdl, but otherwise perl, in a mix of 5 and 6.