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I remember some activities we did at junior high math courses regarding Sudokus. I was so disappointed to see the brute-force solving solution to work perfectly

by netrus 13y ago

I remember some activities we did at junior high math courses regarding Sudokus. I was so disappointed to see the brute-force solving solution to work perfectly fine, no need to implement human solving-strategies. It was fun nevertheless :)

lamby 13y ago
> I was so disappointed to see the brute-force solving solution to work perfectly fine I had the same slight disappointment when hacking a PostScript solver together back in 2005 (see https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/sudoku-solver-in-postscript https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/sudoku-solver-in-postscript) On the positive side, a brute force approach means you can easily test for unique solutions.
ryandvm 13y ago
That's why I could never get into Sudoku. There is no creativity in the endeavor. It's like doing math homework for fun.
- jmduke 13y ago
  Brute-force strategies rarely work well in real life Sudoku.
  - saraid216 13y ago
    Really? They tend to work pretty well for me. I use Sudoku to exercise my memory.