Description: The following is an example of how Microsoft Solver Foundation can be used to solve a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) like generating a typical Sudoku problem.
Sudoku
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/419389/Sudoku-using-Microsoft-solver-foundation
In this article I do not attempt to explain everything there is to know about constraint satisfaction problems, but I will go over the concepts in the hope that even if you have never heard of CSP you will still get the idea.
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sudoku_codeproject\app.config
..................\App.xaml
..................\App.xaml.cs
..................\Constants.cs
..................\DecisionFactory.cs
..................\GameController.cs
..................\Grid.cs
..................\lib\Microsoft.Solver.Foundation.dll
..................\...\Microsoft.Solver.Foundation.xml
..................\MainWindow.xaml
..................\MainWindow.xaml.cs
..................\Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs
..................\..........\Resources.Designer.cs
..................\..........\Resources.resx
..................\..........\Settings.Designer.cs
..................\..........\Settings.settings
..................\Sudoku.csproj
..................\Sudoku.sln
..................\SudokuGrid.xaml
..................\SudokuGrid.xaml.cs
..................\SudokuProblem.cs
..................\SudokuSquare.xaml
..................\SudokuSquare.xaml.cs
..................\Utils.cs
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