Jonathan Putney
@putney.io
VP of Technology @ Noverant LMS
Java / Python / AWS / Kubernetes
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Java / Python / AWS / Kubernetes
github: @jcputney
I work on open source software because I love it, but it’s always nice to be appreciated! 😁
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Jonathan Putney
I am passionate about creating and maintaining open source software, and am currently focused on the education sector.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I work on open source software because I love it, but it’s always nice to be appreciated! 😁
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I just completed "Playground" - Day 8 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/8
Day 8 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I just completed "Playground" - Day 8 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/8
I just completed "Laboratories" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/7
Day 7 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I just completed "Laboratories" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/7
I just completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6
Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I just completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6
I just completed "Cafeteria" - Day 5 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/5
Day 5 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I just completed "Cafeteria" - Day 5 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/5
I just completed "Printing Department" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/4
Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I just completed "Printing Department" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/4
I just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/3
Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/3
I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/2
Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/2
I just completed "Secret Entrance" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/1
Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I just completed "Secret Entrance" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/1
Me: Hey Siri, add honey to my Grocery list
Siri: Sorry, I can’t find a Grocery list, would you like me to create one?
Me: No, I want you to understand that Grocery list and Groceries list are the same thing
Siri: Ok, I won’t.
Seriously, @apple.com, how is Siri THIS bad?!
Siri: Sorry, I can’t find a Grocery list, would you like me to create one?
Me: No, I want you to understand that Grocery list and Groceries list are the same thing
Siri: Ok, I won’t.
Seriously, @apple.com, how is Siri THIS bad?!
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Me: Hey Siri, add honey to my Grocery list
Siri: Sorry, I can’t find a Grocery list, would you like me to create one?
Me: No, I want you to understand that Grocery list and Groceries list are the same thing
Siri: Ok, I won’t.
Seriously, @apple.com, how is Siri THIS bad?!
Siri: Sorry, I can’t find a Grocery list, would you like me to create one?
Me: No, I want you to understand that Grocery list and Groceries list are the same thing
Siri: Ok, I won’t.
Seriously, @apple.com, how is Siri THIS bad?!
$450 for the Nintendo Switch 2 feels like an insane price for something that really does feel like an incremental upgrade #switch2 #nintendo
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April 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
$450 for the Nintendo Switch 2 feels like an insane price for something that really does feel like an incremental upgrade #switch2 #nintendo
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I just completed "Crossed Wires" - Day 24 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/24
Day 24 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 25, 2024 at 9:32 PM
I just completed "Crossed Wires" - Day 24 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/24
In Python, is NetworkX cheating? It feels like cheating 😆
I just completed "LAN Party" - Day 23 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/23
I just completed "LAN Party" - Day 23 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/23
Day 23 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 24, 2024 at 2:40 PM
In Python, is NetworkX cheating? It feels like cheating 😆
I just completed "LAN Party" - Day 23 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/23
I just completed "LAN Party" - Day 23 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/23
I'm behind! Finally got a chance to look at yesterday's problem, and immediately jumped to bit-shift operations.
I just completed "Monkey Market" - Day 22 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/22
I just completed "Monkey Market" - Day 22 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/22
Day 22 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 24, 2024 at 2:35 AM
I'm behind! Finally got a chance to look at yesterday's problem, and immediately jumped to bit-shift operations.
I just completed "Monkey Market" - Day 22 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/22
I just completed "Monkey Market" - Day 22 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/22
Oof. This one was rough, and I definitely had to look up some hints.
I've completed "Keypad Conundrum" - Day 21 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/21
I've completed "Keypad Conundrum" - Day 21 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/21
Day 21 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 22, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Oof. This one was rough, and I definitely had to look up some hints.
I've completed "Keypad Conundrum" - Day 21 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/21
I've completed "Keypad Conundrum" - Day 21 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/21
A little late, and taking a couple seconds to run, but it works! Once I realized it was a math problem, it became much simpler to solve.
I just completed "Race Condition" - Day 20 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/20
I just completed "Race Condition" - Day 20 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/20
Day 20 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 21, 2024 at 7:13 AM
A little late, and taking a couple seconds to run, but it works! Once I realized it was a math problem, it became much simpler to solve.
I just completed "Race Condition" - Day 20 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/20
I just completed "Race Condition" - Day 20 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/20
Once again it's memoization to rescue!
I just completed "Linen Layout" - Day 19 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/19
I just completed "Linen Layout" - Day 19 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/19
Day 19 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 20, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Once again it's memoization to rescue!
I just completed "Linen Layout" - Day 19 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/19
I just completed "Linen Layout" - Day 19 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/19
Ooooh this one was fun! Similar to Day 16, but checking if any path exists, rather than finding the shortest path. Sometimes brute force is the quickest way to get an answer 😉
I just completed "RAM Run" - Day 18 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/18
I just completed "RAM Run" - Day 18 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/18
Day 18 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 18, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Ooooh this one was fun! Similar to Day 16, but checking if any path exists, rather than finding the shortest path. Sometimes brute force is the quickest way to get an answer 😉
I just completed "RAM Run" - Day 18 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/18
I just completed "RAM Run" - Day 18 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/18
I knew the number was going to be large, but wow 🤯
I just completed "Chronospatial Computer" - Day 17 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/17
I just completed "Chronospatial Computer" - Day 17 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/17
Day 17 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 17, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I knew the number was going to be large, but wow 🤯
I just completed "Chronospatial Computer" - Day 17 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/17
I just completed "Chronospatial Computer" - Day 17 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/17
Not too worried about efficiency on this one 😂
I just completed "Reindeer Maze" - Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/16
I just completed "Reindeer Maze" - Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/16
Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 16, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Not too worried about efficiency on this one 😂
I just completed "Reindeer Maze" - Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/16
I just completed "Reindeer Maze" - Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/16
Today's lesson: don't over think your solution! Don't fiddle too long with recursion when a simple while-loop will do the trick 🫠
I just completed "Warehouse Woes" - Day 15 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/15
I just completed "Warehouse Woes" - Day 15 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/15
Day 15 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 16, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Today's lesson: don't over think your solution! Don't fiddle too long with recursion when a simple while-loop will do the trick 🫠
I just completed "Warehouse Woes" - Day 15 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/15
I just completed "Warehouse Woes" - Day 15 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/15
Today's lesson: sometimes AoC can best be solved with some best guesses and visual hunting 🔍🧐
I just completed "Restroom Redoubt" - Day 14 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/14
I just completed "Restroom Redoubt" - Day 14 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/14
Day 14 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 15, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Today's lesson: sometimes AoC can best be solved with some best guesses and visual hunting 🔍🧐
I just completed "Restroom Redoubt" - Day 14 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/14
I just completed "Restroom Redoubt" - Day 14 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/14
Can't lie: had to look up the equations for this one because the college math class section of my brain was a little dusty 😂
I just completed "Claw Contraption" - Day 13 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/13
I just completed "Claw Contraption" - Day 13 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/13
Day 13 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 13, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Can't lie: had to look up the equations for this one because the college math class section of my brain was a little dusty 😂
I just completed "Claw Contraption" - Day 13 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/13
I just completed "Claw Contraption" - Day 13 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/13
This one felt like I was SO close for so long, and finally something clicked!
I just completed "Garden Groups" - Day 12 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/12
I just completed "Garden Groups" - Day 12 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/12
Day 12 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 13, 2024 at 2:43 AM
This one felt like I was SO close for so long, and finally something clicked!
I just completed "Garden Groups" - Day 12 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/12
I just completed "Garden Groups" - Day 12 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/12