diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ddbadc9..0000000
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "configurations": [
-        {
-            "type": "cmake",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "name": "Debug portfile(s)",
-            "cmakeDebugType": "external",
-            "pipeName": "/tmp/vcpkg_ext_portfile_dbg",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Debug vcpkg commands"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "C/C++: g++ build and debug active file",
-            "type": "cppdbg",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
-            "args": [],
-            "stopAtEntry": false,
-            "cwd": "${fileDirname}",
-            "environment": [],
-            "externalConsole": false,
-            "MIMode": "gdb",
-            "setupCommands": [
-                {
-                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
-                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
-                    "ignoreFailures": true
-                },
-                {
-                    "description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
-                    "text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
-                    "ignoreFailures": true
-                }
-            ],
-            "preLaunchTask": "C/C++: g++ build active file",
-            "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb"
-        }
-    ],
-    "version": "2.0.0"
-}
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e67a852..0000000
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "vcpkg.target.defaultTriplet": "x64-linux",
-    "vcpkg.target.hostTriplet": "x64-linux",
-    "vcpkg.target.useManifest": false,
-    "vcpkg.target.useStaticLib": false,
-    "cmake.configureArgs": [
-        "-DVCPKG_MANIFEST_MODE=OFF",
-        "-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-linux"
-    ],
-    "files.associations": {
-        "string.h": "c"
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 6aa3af2..08d9005 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
         {
             "type": "cppbuild",
             "label": "C/C++: gcc build active file",
-            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
+            "command": "/usr/bin/gcc",
             "args": [
-                "--std",
-                "gnu++23",
                 "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
                 "-g",
                 "${file}",
@@ -24,28 +22,6 @@
                 "isDefault": true
             },
             "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
-        },
-        {
-            "type": "cppbuild",
-            "label": "C/C++: g++ build active file",
-            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
-            "args": [
-                "--std",
-                "gnu++23",
-                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
-                "-g",
-                "${file}",
-                "-o",
-                "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
-            ],
-            "options": {
-                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
-            },
-            "problemMatcher": [
-                "$gcc"
-            ],
-            "group": "build",
-            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
         }
     ],
     "version": "2.0.0"
diff --git a/1/puzzle1 b/1/puzzle1
index 76c8403..f97e02c 100755
Binary files a/1/puzzle1 and b/1/puzzle1 differ
diff --git a/1/puzzle1.c b/1/puzzle1.c
index 5da0354..e6b9359 100644
--- a/1/puzzle1.c
+++ b/1/puzzle1.c
@@ -1,40 +1,15 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#define stringSize 20
 
-int listSize = 0;
-char readChar = '0';
-char stringOne[stringSize];
-char stringTwo[stringSize];
-
-int readIntoList(char *stringList) {
-    int index = 0;
-
-    while (1) {
-        char next = getchar();
-        if (next == '.') {
-            break;
-        } else if (next != '\n') {
-            stringList[index] = next;
-            index++;
-        }
-    }
-}
+FILE *puzzleFile;
 
 int main() {
-    printf("enter list size: \n");
 
-    scanf("%i", &listSize);
-    int listOne[listSize];
-    int listTwo[listSize];
+    puzzleFile = fopen("input.txt", "r");
+    if (puzzleFile==NULL){
+        printf("file unable to be opened");
+    }
 
-    memset(listOne, '\0', listSize);
-    memset(listTwo, '\0', listSize);
-    printf("enter list 1: \n");
-    readIntoList(stringOne);
-    printf("enter list 2: \n");
-    readIntoList(stringTwo);
-
-    printf("one: %s \ntwo: %s ", stringOne, stringTwo);
+    printf("helloworld");
 }
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