# The 'Advent of Code 2020' Event Begins

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“Need a vacation from 2020? Why not go on an adventure and learn programming at the same time?” [asks](https://twitter.com/ericwastl/status/1316925529812049920) developer Eric Wastl on Twitter, announcing this year’s edition of [the Advent of Code](https://adventofcode.com/).

[From the site](https://adventofcode.com/2020/about):

_[Advent of Code](https://adventofcode.com/) is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. People use them as a speed contest, interview prep, company training, university coursework, practice problems, or to challenge each other._

 

_You don’t need a computer science background to participate - just a little programming knowledge and some problem solving skills will get you pretty far. Nor do you need a fancy computer; every problem has a solution that completes in at most 15 seconds on ten-year-old hardware._