GitHub - fhoekstra/advent_of_code_2024: Trying to do advent of code in Nix this year because I want to get more comfortable with Nix. Let's see how far I get!
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Trying to do advent of code in Nix this year because I want to get more comfortable with Nix. Let's see how far I get! - fhoekstra/advent_of_code_2024

Recently got started with Nix and Home-Manager. I thought Advent Of Code would be a good way to get more comfortable with the Nix language.

I don’t think I ever made it beyond Day 6 though, even in my most comfortable language (Python) so no idea where this will strand.

I am learning a lot about Nix though!

Have you used the Nix language outside of configuration? Let’s share and discuss!

    • Ellyse
      1•5 months ago

      @F04118F if it’s for todays advent of code, I used split and it worked fine. See my live steam on YouTube or my GitHub .

      • @[email protected]OPEnglish
        1•5 months ago

        Somehow I completely missed that split can do match groups… Oopsie! I did it in Python today but I did make a completely functional (and way too complicated) algorithm.

        Tap for spoiler

        The way you handle the do and dont is much cleaner

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        • Ellyse
          1•5 months ago

          @F04118F if i had known about match i probably would have gotten stuck also lol but luckily i used split once before and remembered it :) i made an issue in your github, hope thats ok, just to mention this in case you didnt see it on fedi!

          • @[email protected]OPEnglish
            1•5 months ago

            Yeah I was planning on changing the salty README and referencing your comment, thanks for putting the reminder there!