diff --git a/cpp/.gitignore b/cpp/.gitignore
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+problem
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cpp/2015/1/problem.cpp b/cpp/2015/1/problem.cpp
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+++ b/cpp/2015/1/problem.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+
+int main() {
+  std::ifstream input_file ("../data/2015/1/input.txt");
+
+  int floor = 0;
+  while(input_file) {
+    char c = input_file.get(); 
+    if (c == '(') floor++;
+    else if (c == ')') floor--;
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "Part 1: " << floor << "\n";
+
+  input_file.clear();
+  input_file.seekg(0);
+
+  floor = 0;
+  int steps = 0;
+  while(input_file) {
+    char c = input_file.get(); 
+    if (c == '(') floor++;
+    else if (c == ')') floor--;
+    steps++;
+    if (floor < 0) break;
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "Part 2: " << steps << "\n";
+}
diff --git a/cpp/bin/run b/cpp/bin/run
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+year=$1
+day=$2
+
+g++ -o $year/$day/problem $year/$day/problem.cpp && time ./$year/$day/problem