2024.17 Part 2 better starting point

jerodev · jerodev · commit 5a2299360385 · 2024-12-18T16:17:18.000+01:00
diff --git a/2024/17-computer/main.go b/2024/17-computer/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Part 2: Find the correct value for A
 part2:
-	for i := 0; ; i++ {
+	for i := util.IntPow(8, len(instructions)-1); ; i++ {
 		A, B, C, pc = i, ogB, ogC, 0
 		output = []int{}
 
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ part2:
 			fmt.Println(i)
 			break
 		}
-
-		if i%1e7 == 0 {
-			fmt.Println(i / 1e7)
-		}
 	}
 }
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func main() {`
`38`	`38`
`39`	`39`	`// Part 2: Find the correct value for A`
`40`	`40`	`part2:`
`41`		`- for i := 0; ; i++ {`
	`41`	`+ for i := util.IntPow(8, len(instructions)-1); ; i++ {`
`42`	`42`	`A, B, C, pc = i, ogB, ogC, 0`
`43`	`43`	`output = []int{}`
`44`	`44`
`@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ part2:`
`58`	`58`	`fmt.Println(i)`
`59`	`59`	`break`
`60`	`60`	`}`
`61`		`-`
`62`		`- if i%1e7 == 0 {`
`63`		`- fmt.Println(i / 1e7)`
`64`		`- }`
`65`	`61`	`}`
`66`	`62`	`}`
`67`	`63`