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Preferred approach to a matching process

I am currently in the process of putting together a matching algorithm. The matching process is as follows: Query data is used to perform a "lookup" on a set of reference data in order to determine ...
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Environment that enables variable constraint checking and creation

Currently, I'm working on a system that enables users to add Tag's to available TagTypes on specific pages. For instance, we would have a TagType called "Installer" and the user wants his name ...
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Understanding algorithms for numeric constraint solving

As an educational exercise, I am looking to implement a constraint solver from scratch. However, since the field is entirely new to me, I am at a loss of where to begin with background research. The ...
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Algorithm to maximize pairwise comparisons using transitive property

I'm looking for some direction on building an algorithm that will maximize the number of pairwise comparisons of objects in a set using transitivity. To explain in detail: Suppose there are x ...
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Should a new access control mechanism use a precedence-based or an order-based permission system?

Let's say I have users, groups (or "roles") and resources, and I want to manage various permissions on those resources. As far as I can see, there are two main "philosophies" when it comes to ...
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Rules (calculated field) engine

I have a fun problem ahead of me. So, I have built a solution for my company that basically handles unstructured information. It works like this: A user creates a Task, the Task is in reality just a ...
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