Jesse Skinner
banner
jesseskinner.toot.cafe.ap.brid.gy
Jesse Skinner
@jesseskinner.toot.cafe.ap.brid.gy
I'm a writer, web developer, and teacher. I've been coding since the '80s, making websites since the '90s and self-employed since the '00s.

I live in Barrie […]

🌉 bridged from https://toot.cafe/@JesseSkinner on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
@mina same.. furthest I got was day 15 in 2022. Only got to day 4 in 2023, and didn't have the energy for it at all last year. I'm hopeful the 12 days means there's a chance I'll finish for the first time, even if it takes me longer than 12 days.
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Nearly two weeks later, after they "lost" my shipment, it's supposedly arriving tomorrow! Wish me luck!
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
December 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Oh good, someone did this already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IokePCn4LNA
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I just completed "Playground" - Day 8 - Advent of Code 2025 #adventofcode https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/8

I figured it out! @mina was right, I just needed a short break. I tried changing the order of things and that revealed a fragility to my logic, helped me narrow down the bug. Part two […]
Original post on toot.cafe
toot.cafe
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@mina yep, the ones that make you question your basic understanding of reality are the best 😊
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@bagder this is so refreshing; all software projects should be doing this!
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Probably shouldn't have bothered, but I just improved my answer so it ran in one second instead of five seconds.
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'm glad it's only 12 days this year, I might actually finish it for the first time!
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM