Submitted 11 months ago by jasonbot@programming.dev to programming@programming.dev
https://www.jasonscheirer.com/weblog/not-participating-in-advent-of-code/
Thank u Jason, very cool !!
Seriously though, good for you I guess? Not sure why you’re grandstanding about it.
Meanwhile, I’m doing it the way I have in years past: as a fun set of puzzles that let me write code I enjoy in a language I like, because I do actually enjoy writing code, and only until my real-life schedule no longer allows.
Nobody’s saving the world by posting on their personal blogs about how they’re bravely and boldly not doing a serious of optional advent-calendar puzzles.
I’m not “Grandstanding” so much as “resisting”; I’ve been peer pressured into participating for half a decade. It’s always made me feel bad. There’s no shame in opting out.
I mean, is “other people are having fun” really something that demands a resistance?
Or could you, perhaps, just not do it and not care whether that makes you “cool” or not?
It’s like that bit from Community: “wear it because of them, don’t wear it because of them — either way, it’s for them.”
Just be you, without having to have some sort of faux “resistance” to justify yourself.
I hope you don’t mind my asking; what’s the nature of the peer pressure to participate you’re facing?
“Doing Work Outside of Work is Fucking Stupid”
Lol. Welcome to the “over it, it’s a job now” club.
I still code for fun, myself, but certainly not to someone else’s spec. Even if it’s holiday themed.
I saved the most fun, because I not only don’t do advent of X challenges, but I also don’t blog about not doing them.
Until I wrote this reply. I really fucked up my streak just now.
OK.
I’m doing them because it’s an excuse to do some interesting challenges however you want and have people to talk about them with.
I feel like all the points you raise could be replied by : if you do not like it, no one is forcing you into doing it.
It is my understanding that people do this for fun - to take the occasion to get into a new language and/or exercise their problem resolution skills.
Personally, although I love coding (it is a passion), after a whole day of coding I do not feel the energy to partake in a coding event. And during holidays I am busy doing other stuff. So I do not participate in the Advent of Code. But I am still glad that the event exists for people who enjoy it
It’s not work if it’s not work lmao
I am not participating for very bad(/sad) reasons. Here's to another lousy millennium.
Somewhat personal (including language preference/difficulty), but ultimately I just kinda lost hope/motivation for doing further learning/projects. The last code I did, load format example
Well that and AoC never really excited me, was for something more open like L1T's Devember but I didn't even pretend to myself that I'd try this year.
Why are you active on programming.dev?
andnekon@programming.dev 11 months ago
“Doing Work Outside of Work is Fucking Stupid” - completely disagree with this take. I got into programming because I like it, and the challenges in aoc are fun. I’m not doing work outside of work, I’m having fun outside of work, and it’s alright to invest about an hour of my time into it. Also, you don’t have to chase the leaderboards? You can just do it in the comfortable pase, it’s not like the internet points mean something
andnekon@programming.dev 11 months ago
After day 5 part 2 I take it back, it’s not fun anymore it’s suffering. This is my first time doing aoc, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into.
Nighed@sffa.community 11 months ago
I think that has been an outlier so far, its good to have one that makes you re-evaluate your solution once in a while.
Definitely a time sink though!
Mischala@lemmy.nz 11 months ago
I enjoy learning and practicing my skills.
I’m running through AoC in language I am less familiar with, so I can learn while I do it.
But that’s not work, so fuck me right?