did it in c++

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -7,6 +7,33 @@
             "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"
 }

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         {
             "type": "cppbuild",
             "label": "C/C++: gcc build active file",
-            "command": "/usr/bin/gcc",
+            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
             "args": [
                 "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
                 "-g",
@@ -22,6 +22,26 @@
                 "isDefault": true
             },
             "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "cppbuild",
+            "label": "C/C++: g++ build active file",
+            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
+            "args": [
+                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
+                "-g",
+                "${file}",
+                "-o",
+                "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
+            ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
         }
     ],
     "version": "2.0.0"

1/puzzle1.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <list>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+list<int> listOne{};
+list<int> listTwo{};
+
+int totalDistance = 0;
+
+int main(){
+
+    ifstream puzzle("input.txt");
+
+    int tempOne, tempTwo;
+
+    while (puzzle >> tempOne >> tempTwo)
+    {
+        listOne.push_back(tempOne);
+        listTwo.push_back(tempTwo);
+    }
+
+    puzzle.close();
+
+    listOne.sort();
+    listTwo.sort();
+
+    for (int x=0; !listOne.empty();x++){
+        totalDistance += listOne.front() + listTwo.front();
+        listOne.pop_front();
+        listTwo.pop_front();
+    }
+
+    printf("total distance: %i\n", totalDistance);
+}