https://gfrm.in/categories/fun/Recent content in Fun on Guy FreemanHugoenSun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://gfrm.in/posts/hanukkah-of-code/Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://gfrm.in/posts/hanukkah-of-code/<p>The madpersons behind the retro-chic data analysis tool <a href="https://visidata.org">VisiData</a> have created an alternative to the infamous &ldquo;Advent of Code&rdquo;. Instead of programming to solve yet more optimisation puzzles, and instead of the hackneyed Christmas theme, the <a href="https://hanukkah.bluebird.sh/5783/">Hanukkah of Data</a> requires data analysis to solve a <del>murder mystery</del> rug-finding mission.</p> <p>I only just found out about it, so although one puzzle was released for each day of real-life Chanukah, I was able to gorge on the first 7 puzzles, needing only to wait for the last one. Each puzzle is represented by an ASCII candle in an ASCII world &mdash; quite an impressive achievement in its own right.</p>