9 files changed, 117 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/challenge-048/arne-sommer/blog.txt b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/blog.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97abe3101f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/blog.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://raku-musings.com/surviving-dates.html
diff --git a/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/ch-1.p6 b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/ch-1.p6
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ca9519eaf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/ch-1.p6
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+unit sub MAIN (:$verbose);
+
+my @people = 1 .. 50;
+
+my $next = 1;
+
+say ": @people[] [Index: $next]" if $verbose;
+
+while @people.elems > 1
+{
+  my $killed = @people.splice($next, 1);
+
+  $next++;
+  $next = 0 if $next > @people.end;
+
+  say ": @people[] [K:$killed] [Next:$next]" if $verbose;
+}
+
+say "Living: @people[]";
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/ch-2.p6 b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/ch-2.p6
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..fe3f3a7547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/ch-2.p6
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+for 0..2 -> $y2
+{
+  for 0..9 -> $y3
+  {
+    for 0..1 -> $y4
+    {
+      for 0..1 -> $m1
+      {
+        for 0..9 -> $m2
+	{
+          for 0..2 -> $d1
+	  {
+	    next unless $m1 == $y4 && $m2 == $y3 && $d1 == $y2;
+	    next if $m1 == 0 == $m2;
+    	    next if $m1 == 1 && $m2 > 2;
+  
+	    say $m1 ~ $m2 ~ $d1 ~ '22' ~ $y2 ~ $y3 ~ $y4;
+	  }
+	}
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/palindrome-date-loop b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/palindrome-date-loop
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..fe3f3a7547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/palindrome-date-loop
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+for 0..2 -> $y2
+{
+  for 0..9 -> $y3
+  {
+    for 0..1 -> $y4
+    {
+      for 0..1 -> $m1
+      {
+        for 0..9 -> $m2
+	{
+          for 0..2 -> $d1
+	  {
+	    next unless $m1 == $y4 && $m2 == $y3 && $d1 == $y2;
+	    next if $m1 == 0 == $m2;
+    	    next if $m1 == 1 && $m2 > 2;
+  
+	    say $m1 ~ $m2 ~ $d1 ~ '22' ~ $y2 ~ $y3 ~ $y4;
+	  }
+	}
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/palindrome-date-object b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/palindrome-date-object
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ed0171be7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/palindrome-date-object
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+my $date = Date.new('2000-01-01',
+   formatter => { sprintf "%02d%02d%04d", .month, .day, .year });
+
+while $date.year < 3000
+{
+  say $date if $date.Str eq $date.Str.flip;
+
+  $date .= succ;
+}
diff --git a/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/palindrome-date-object2 b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/palindrome-date-object2
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c8a2765db4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/palindrome-date-object2
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+my $date = Date.new('2000-01-01',
+   formatter => { sprintf "%02d%02d%04d", .month, .day, .year });
+
+while $date.year < 3000
+{
+  my $date-str = $date.Str;
+  say $date-str if $date-str eq $date-str.flip;
+
+  $date .= succ;
+}
diff --git a/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/survivor b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/survivor
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ca9519eaf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-048/arne-sommer/raku/survivor
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env raku
+
+unit sub MAIN (:$verbose);
+
+my @people = 1 .. 50;
+
+my $next = 1;
+
+say ": @people[] [Index: $next]" if $verbose;
+
+while @people.elems > 1
+{
+  my $killed = @people.splice($next, 1);
+
+  $next++;
+  $next = 0 if $next > @people.end;
+
+  say ": @people[] [K:$killed] [Next:$next]" if $verbose;
+}
+
+say "Living: @people[]";
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/challenge-048/mohammad-anwar/perl/ch-2.pl b/challenge-048/mohammad-anwar/perl/ch-2.pl
index 6e1e51c504..5cc5cc7bdf 100644
--- a/challenge-048/mohammad-anwar/perl/ch-2.pl
+++ b/challenge-048/mohammad-anwar/perl/ch-2.pl
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use Date::Tiny;
 
 my $date = Date::Tiny->new(year => 2000, month => 1, day => 1);
 
-# Date cannot be higher than 31; thus year must be lower than 2300
 while ($date->year <= 2299) {
     my $date_as_str = sprintf("%02d%02d%04d", $date->month, $date->day, $date->year);
     if ($date_as_str eq reverse($date_as_str)) {
diff --git a/challenge-048/mohammad-anwar/raku/ch-2.p6 b/challenge-048/mohammad-anwar/raku/ch-2.p6
index 073072680b..ad2c46ef2b 100644
--- a/challenge-048/mohammad-anwar/raku/ch-2.p6
+++ b/challenge-048/mohammad-anwar/raku/ch-2.p6
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use v6;
 sub MAIN() {
     my $fmt  = { sprintf "%02d%02d%04d", .month, .day, .year };
     my $date = Date.new(2000, 1, 1, formatter => $fmt);
-    while $date.year <= 2999 {
+    while $date.year <= 2299 {
         my $date-as-str = $date.Str;
         if $date-as-str eq $date-as-str.flip {
             say "$date-as-str is a Palindrome date.";