On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Brian Schott <[email protected]>wrote:
> The Einstein puzzle solver I have been developing > works dramatically faster if the clues are provided in > certain orders. I am not sure if there is an ideal order, > but I have developed a heurisic for ordering the clues, > which typically number in the twenties (ie, there are about > 24 clues in a typical puzzle). On the chance that some folks > might enjoy the challenge of coding such a heuristic, or of > suggesting an approach, I am posting this description. I > have no solution myself, but I am optimistic about the > heuristic. > In general, for good performance, you want to use first rules which eliminate the most possibilities. I do not know if that helps in this case. -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
