My two year old taught me constraint solving
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Author: bambataa
Date: 7/10/2026
Article Summary:
A father learns about constraint solving and algorithms by playing with his 2-year-old son and a Brio train set, and discovers the importance of useful constraints and the difference between backtracking, CSP, and SAT solvers.