I recently went through the 2021 puzzles and I don't recall having this experience.
I also think the choice of language matters a lot. I did it in prolog a few years ago and it was super concise because you just dealt with pure logic at that point.
I can see it be more verbose in Java :) but seriously I find these puzzles hard but not in a chore kind of way.
I also think the choice of language matters a lot. I did it in prolog a few years ago and it was super concise because you just dealt with pure logic at that point.
I can see it be more verbose in Java :) but seriously I find these puzzles hard but not in a chore kind of way.