Day 1: Historian Hysteria

Megathread guidelines

  • Keep top level comments as only solutions, if you want to say something other than a solution put it in a new post. (replies to comments can be whatever)
  • You can send code in code blocks by using three backticks, the code, and then three backticks or use something such as https://blocks.programming.dev if you prefer sending it through a URL

FAQ

  • hades@lemm.ee
    3·
    5 hours ago

    C#

    public class Day01 : Solver
{
  private ImmutableArray<int> left;
  private ImmutableArray<int> right;

  public void Presolve(string input)
  {
    var pairs = input.Trim().Split("\n").Select(line => Regex.Split(line, @"\s+"));
    left = pairs.Select(item => int.Parse(item[0])).ToImmutableArray();
    right = pairs.Select(item => int.Parse(item[1])).ToImmutableArray();
  }

  public string SolveFirst() => left.Sort().Zip(right.Sort()).Select((pair) => int.Abs(pair.First - pair.Second)).Sum().ToString();

  public string SolveSecond() => left.Select((number) => number * right.Where(v => v == number).Count()).Sum().ToString();
}