Advent of Code: Libraries

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The post discusses the author's experience with creating and using libraries for Advent of Code challenges, highlighting the benefits of reusing code and improving problem-solving efficiency. The discussion revolves around the author's approach and its implications for coding practices.

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fjfaase

3 months ago

So far, I have not felt the need of the type of library that is proposed here. There were some cases where I needed integers larger than 2^64. There are usuallt only a few puzzles where you need some specialized data structures. Most of the time, I have been able to solve things with arrays.

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