in reply to Solving the Eight Queens problem

You might also find this prior art interesting.

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Re^2: Solving the Eight Queens problem
by liverpole (Monsignor) on Dec 26, 2005 at 18:09 UTC
    It is very interesting, and extremely clever.

    However, I was thinking more along the lines of a solution yielding all possible answers in a short amount of time.

    @ARGV=split//,"/:L"; map{print substr crypt($_,ord pop),2,3}qw"PerlyouC READPIPE provides"
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      If you follow the thread, it gives several interations of a non-regex solution that is really quite fast.

      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal?
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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