Advent of Code 2023 | General Tips

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Seems great, I changed it to use TS instead of JS just for my sanity but this a great way to get it all started

JimYoungman

It’s also may be useful to use Python’s assert keyword that lets you write more explicit assertion. And it works the same as the way with raising RuntimeError you shown.

Example: `assert f > 0` to check if is is positive at some point or in your case it would be `else: assert False`

alexanderchori

Good tips. I particularly like the utility scripts. Being able to automate these kind of repetitive actions, is invaluable for a tight feedback loop and being competitive for these time-based leaderboards.

As a supplement to your current approach, you might consider using a "file watcher" like wach or nodemon or entr. That way you can facilitate rapid feedback on the command line, seeing changes to the output of your solution without switching to a terminal and typing `jaoc` or `aoc`. Instead, a save (Ctrl+S) could achieve the same result without the context switch.

As an additional optimization you could research a way to copy the standard output to a clipboard if you want to quickly be able to paste the answer to the web browser with the problem open. You could also do this in your custom file watcher command that runs on file change.

If you want to optimize away the copying and pasting the answer solutions to submit answers, the form submissions might be automatable using a similar approach to how you implement your `aoc-load` function. The http form I see submits an HTTP Post to a structured url, passing in the text answer and the level in the HTTP body. I'm sure you could use your session cookie as well for authentication.

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