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## Day 3: Lobby
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I had an idea for a solution to the first puzzle pretty quickly, and implemented it straightaway.
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But it was also brute force - literally stepping through each possible combination until I knew which one was best. This worked fine when only finding for a match, but the twist of the second puzzle made it... _impractical_ (and don't think I didn't try).
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ATM (11:30p Wed), I've got an algorithm that tries to create the highest value number by pulling out numbers in reverse numerical order, but it isn't _quite_ working. My current hope is to come at it fresh tomorrow when I also tackle puzzle 4.
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_UPDATE:_ Two days later, and I finally figured out the algorithm I needed to get the value. I thought I had it with an overcomplicated function that tried to count down from right to left, but in the end, the solution wound up being much simpler.
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### JS Solutions
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```
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cd js
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node day03a.js
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node day03b.js
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```
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