Yes, that’s right my friends! We have reached day 5! There was a lot going on with this one, so let’s go ahead and get started. First thing we want to do, as always, is to go ahead and load all of our data into SQL Server. With this one, I cheated a little and…… Continue reading Walking Through Advent of Code Day 5
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Walking Through Advent of Code Day 4 Part 2
Day 4 part 1 worked very smoothly. Let’s see what part 2 holds in store for us. With part 1, we just had to figure out how many times each of the winners showed up. With part 2 though, we have to jump through several hoops since we now have to determine how many cards…… Continue reading Walking Through Advent of Code Day 4 Part 2
Walking Through Advent of Code Day 4
After Day 3, I’m glad at least some of you made it back for Day 4. Today, we get to work with scratch-offs and a lack of getting the right winning numbers on the right cards. Sounds like a normal Thursday night for me… Now we get to work with a set of numbers that…… Continue reading Walking Through Advent of Code Day 4
Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 3 Part 2
Hopefully, by now, you’ve read my post Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 3. After looking through it, you’re probably thinking… “What have I gotten myself into? Is SQL the way to go with all of this? Can I back out now and learn a programming language that AoC can be done in “easily”?”…… Continue reading Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 3 Part 2
Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 3
Today, we’re starting on Day 3 of the #AdventOfCode series. There’s a lot to cover here, so let’s get started, shall we? As always, we must load the data into our database. In my case, I’m loading it into a table called AOCDay3 – memorable and easy to type all in one. The first thing…… Continue reading Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 3
Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 2 Part 2
So many days of Advent! So many chances to practice SQL! Today, we’ll be working on the next in the series using the data and processes that we found yesterday in Day 2 Part 1 – found here. Thankfully, we were smart when we began working through the data and we have the data for…… Continue reading Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 2 Part 2
Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 2
Time to celebrate my friends! We’ve made it all the way to Day 2! On day 2, we are asked to gather data from a series of games and to see which of those are possible given a specific number of dice for a few colors. Fun times! As always, the first thing we have…… Continue reading Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 2
Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 1 Part 2
Hopefully, you’ve read Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 1 – otherwise, this post is going to be like walking into a 4″x4″ post – rather jolting. I also hope that you’re making progress on the #AdventOfCode series. I’m sure some of you are on the Overall Leaderboard. Be sure to check on the…… Continue reading Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 1 Part 2
Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 1
Sometimes you need to step back, walk through various coding adventures, and rebalance yourself. Thankfully, I have found one set that I like – and has been running for several years. And it’s all about our actual season – the Advent season. (If you’re reading this long after it’s published, you can also figure out…… Continue reading Walking Through the Advent of Code Day 1
Error Messages can be Helpful
Sometimes you just run into a situation you have to blog about. This time, I want to talk about the fun error messages that everyone is supposed to be watching out for. Whenever a process errors out, in most corporate environments there is usually one of two things that happen: Someone manually notifies a specified…… Continue reading Error Messages can be Helpful