In twelfth century armed combat tournaments attendees generally participated in a melee. The 'melee' was a free for all battle among combatants armed with blunted weapons. Losers were taken prisoner and held for ransom, allowing the victors to reap huge profits at the expense of the losers.

In the high middle ages, , Chivalry was the code of ethics employed by nobility. Chivalry encouraged 'civilized' behavior. Knights were encouraged to defend the church and the meek, and to engage in combat only when an opponent was similarly armed.

Two Ways to Index a String in Rust

A Beginner Perspective

As a relative newcomer to Rust, with experience programming in C and C++, I am used to being able to directly index a String. In these languages, indexing a string is a simple operation. However, in Rust, things are …

910- The Cluniac Reform Movement began in Burgundy at the abbey of Cluny. In 910 , Duke William of Aquitaine founded an abbey on the principal that the high ideals of the Benedictine rule should be lauded and followed. The Cluniac abbots maintained strict adherence to the ideal of moderation practiced …

Advent of Code 2023 Repository

I have created a repository for the Advent of Code 2023 challenges. You can find the repository here.

This year I'll be coding in Rust.

I'm using the basic setup as described in How to set up Rust for Advent of Code by Chris Biscardi …

In the eleventh century the Catholic church instituted the Peace of God to stop knights from constantly battling each other and especially to stop them from hurting and killing noncombatant persons such as clergy, the poor, merchants and women. The church urged knights to take an oath of respect for …