From 34060f4468292f9e08bb130cae08ca82cf9fa9e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Tisue Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 10:28:13 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] blog post: Scala Advent of Code 2024 --- .../2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md b/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8140db745 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +layout: blog-detail +post-type: blog +by: Seth Tisue, Akka +title: "Join us for the Advent of Code 2024" +--- + +### Summary +We are happy to announce that for the fourth year in a row, we are supporting the Scala Community's participation in the annual [Advent of Code](https://adventofcode.com/) challenge for 2024! _(Look [here](https://scala-lang.org/blog/2024/01/10/advent-of-code-recap.html) for a recap of 2023's edition)._ + +> Advent of Code, organised by [Eric Wastl](http://was.tl/) is a yearly event consisting of a series of small programming puzzles. The puzzles are released daily from December 1st to December 25th. The goal is to improve your understanding of your programming language of choice by solving as many puzzles as possible. + +### Discord channel + +In 2021, the Scala Center began a tradition of participating in the challenge. +This year, we invite you to join us again! We have re-opened the `#advent-of-code` [Discord channel](https://discord.com/channels/632150470000902164/913451015246868530) at the official [Scala Discord Server](https://discord.com/invite/scala). + +Here you can discuss the puzzles, share solutions, and ask for help. + +### Read and share solutions on our website + +We have also created a new section for the 2024 edition on the [Scala Center Advent of Code website](https://scalacenter.github.io/scala-advent-of-code/2024/). +Starting December 1st, we are posting a daily article corresponding to the day’s puzzle (ending December 25th). Each article shows a sample splution and explains how it works. + +We want to showcase how Scala helps you write elegant solutions out-of-the-box, so we will restrict ourselves to only using the standard library. + +Each day's article also includes links to alternate solutions. To add your own solution link, click "Edit this page" on a puzzle page, and then create a pull request with the link to your solution under the "Solutions from the community" section. + +See you soon and happy coding! From 03455fb8c7b41ea3711a4b30dfe6020f54e3fa59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Tisue Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 10:29:38 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] tweak --- blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md b/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md index 8140db745..d793631c6 100644 --- a/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: "Join us for the Advent of Code 2024" --- ### Summary -We are happy to announce that for the fourth year in a row, we are supporting the Scala Community's participation in the annual [Advent of Code](https://adventofcode.com/) challenge for 2024! _(Look [here](https://scala-lang.org/blog/2024/01/10/advent-of-code-recap.html) for a recap of 2023's edition)._ +The Scala Center is happy to announce that for the fourth year in a row, we are supporting the Scala Community's participation in the annual [Advent of Code](https://adventofcode.com/) challenge for 2024! _(Look [here](https://scala-lang.org/blog/2024/01/10/advent-of-code-recap.html) for a recap of 2023's edition)._ > Advent of Code, organised by [Eric Wastl](http://was.tl/) is a yearly event consisting of a series of small programming puzzles. The puzzles are released daily from December 1st to December 25th. The goal is to improve your understanding of your programming language of choice by solving as many puzzles as possible. From cc8117d4bd36f110b6d2087a1ea0659ec5daf6d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Tisue Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 10:30:43 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] leaderboard --- blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md b/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md index d793631c6..987487ecf 100644 --- a/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This year, we invite you to join us again! We have re-opened the `#advent-of-cod Here you can discuss the puzzles, share solutions, and ask for help. +The channel topic also has a link to a Scala-specific leaderboard, with a code for joining. + ### Read and share solutions on our website We have also created a new section for the 2024 edition on the [Scala Center Advent of Code website](https://scalacenter.github.io/scala-advent-of-code/2024/). From 6470d60d13843319231f9809ec242e2550166b56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Tisue Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 10:31:02 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Update blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md Co-authored-by: Philippus Baalman --- blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md b/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md index 987487ecf..f46c6b834 100644 --- a/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-12-02-advent-of-code-announce.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The channel topic also has a link to a Scala-specific leaderboard, with a code f ### Read and share solutions on our website We have also created a new section for the 2024 edition on the [Scala Center Advent of Code website](https://scalacenter.github.io/scala-advent-of-code/2024/). -Starting December 1st, we are posting a daily article corresponding to the day’s puzzle (ending December 25th). Each article shows a sample splution and explains how it works. +Starting December 1st, we are posting a daily article corresponding to the day’s puzzle (ending December 25th). Each article shows a sample solution and explains how it works. We want to showcase how Scala helps you write elegant solutions out-of-the-box, so we will restrict ourselves to only using the standard library.