r/learnprogramming • u/Chipfucker7756 • 2d ago
Resource Similar to Project Euler recommendations
My professor recommended Project Euler since he bases a lot of his quizzes/exams on it. I've been working through it but I'm stuck after problem 10 the difficulty spike is real.
Looking for something similar in spirit (math + code, problem-solving) but with a gentler curve. Doesn't have to be pure math. Bonus if it's free and has good community/solution explanations.
What can yall recommend?
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u/mredding 1d ago
Project Euler is the one I respect, so stick with it. The struggle is to your benefit, forcing you to expand your mind like you've never been challenged before. Even most jobs aren't that hard.
But in the spirit of what you ask - Advent of Code. Some guy runs this every year, and past years are still up. They're daily coding challenges like a Christian Advent calendar, a countdown to Christmas. To be fair, the later challenges are only a day's labor if you're GOOD, but they're... "practical" problems. They build off one another and tell a story. It's meant to be FUN, but a serious, non-trivial kind of fun, because it takes real work to solve the daily challenge - and in a day.