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2025’s Advent of Code is shaking up a beloved programming tradition with fewer puzzles, the removal of global leaderboards, and a clear stance on AI — but the community spirit is stronger than ever.
In this video, we’ll break down what’s new for Advent of Code 2025, why creator Eric Wastl chose tradition over AI, and how these changes affect your December coding plans.
You’ll learn:
What Advent of Code is and why it has become a global holiday coding ritual for hundreds of thousands of developers.
The big 2025 change: moving from 25 puzzles to 12 to make the event more sustainable for its creator and more accessible for busy participants.
How many people actually solve all the puzzles, and what the stats say about participation and difficulty over the years.
Why the global public leaderboard is being removed, and how that reduces stress, abuse, and unhealthy competition while keeping the focus on learning and fun.
Advent of Code’s explicit “no AI” guidance in the FAQ, and what that means if you were planning to use AI tools to help with puzzles this year.
How the community really feels about AI: survey data on how many people use AI for Advent of Code and whether they think it helps or hurts the experience.
The tools and languages people actually use: Python’s long‑running popularity, Rust’s rise, and which operating systems and editors dominate Advent of Code solutions.
We’ll also talk about:
How to participate in Advent of Code 2025 without burning out.
Ideas for team challenges, language-specific runs (like doing the event in OCaml or Rust), and fun constraints such as avoiding traditional control-flow keywords.
Practical tips for preparing your environment (Python, Rust, VS Code, Linux/WSL, etc.) so you’re ready on December 1.
If you’re a developer, CS student, or coding enthusiast wondering how Advent of Code is adapting in an AI-heavy world — and how you can still get the most out of it — this video is for you.
Chapters:
0:00 – Why Advent of Code 2025 is different
1:15 – Quick intro: What is Advent of Code?
3:00 – From 25 puzzles to 12: accessibility and sustainability
5:30 – Difficulty curve and what to expect this year
7:30 – Goodbye global leaderboards (and why that matters)
10:00 – The no-AI policy and what’s allowed
13:00 – Community reactions to AI and survey insights
16:00 – Popular languages, OSes, and editors
19:00 – How to prepare for Advent of Code 2025
22:00 – Keeping the human tradition alive in an AI era