Advent of Code day 3. Back at it! Check out my full solution for day 3 at GitHub. The meat of today's problem is in finding the largest possible number in a list by combining two (part one) or twelve (part two) numbers in order. Let's look at an example: 234234234234278 If we were to find the largest possible number...

Here we are again, back for Advent of Code day 2! Check out my full solution for day 2 at GitHub. I'll refrain from writing out the whole problem description, as you can find that on the website itself. What it boils down to is this: given a number (or a list of characters, actually), decide if it contains a...

Ladies and gentlemen, we are here! Advent of Code 2025 has begun! Let's take a look at day 1. Check out my full solution to day 1 at GitHub. Today's problem features a safe, protected by a dial with numbers from 0 to 99. At the start, the dial points at number 50. We are given a list of instructions, where each...

This morning I was lying in the chair at the dental hygienist. With all kinds of tools, all the gunk that had built up on my teeth over the past year was scraped off. Because it was my first time at this place, I got a goodie bag with some oral care products: little tubes of toothpaste, mouthwash, and even a tongue...

As December is closing in, I'm slowly getting ready again to participate in Advent of Code. For those who don't know, it's a coding advent calendar, releasing one puzzle every day you can solve using whatever programming language you like. It used to run up until Christmas, but this years' edition is reduced to...

A simple mindset shift that helps me build my running mileage without the overwhelm.

A reflection on a cross-country training run turns into a broader lesson about risk, choice, and the rewards of bold decisions.

A reflection on why not every team meeting topic is worth your energy. Except when it truly matters.

On my changing rhythms of reading habits, going from book binges to digital distractions and everything in between.

The challenge of blogging without waiting for inspiration. Writing is about simply starting, even when you don't yet know where it will lead.

How discovering "new" music sometimes means revisiting old classics.

A reflection on tracking work hours, why it often feels pointless, and the one reason it might actually matter.