[rules-dev] Remove lesson schedule example from Drools Planner

[Geoffrey De Smet]

Currently there is:
- nqueens (the "hello world" example)
- traveling tournament (trying to break the record) (trick spec)

The serious examples:
- curriculum course (ITC2007 spec)
- examination (ITC2007 spec)
- patient admission scheduling (kahosl spec)

I wouldn't cut any of those examples.
It's not that much work keeping them up to date
and it's a good way to test the framework.
The only one I might cut too is:
- miss manners 2009 (james owen spec)

Actually, in time I 'd like to add these serious examples if I find 
decent a specification in a research paper or a competition and I have 
lots of time:
- bin packaging
- employee shift rostering
- vehicle routing

Most business implementations are a variation on one of these serious 
examples.

With kind regards,
Geoffrey De Smet


Michael Neale schreef:
> Good point (in fact that is what I do !) - so yes, perhaps just a
> couple of canonical examples are ideal... once features stabilise, let
> the examples branch out.
> 
> In fact almost 2 examples is probably enough - easier for users and for you !
> 
> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Geoffrey De Smet
> <ge0ffrey.spam at gmail.com> wrote:
>> API changes aren't a problem, they are refactored along.
>> The problem is keeping the examples up-to-date with the newest
>> improvements, such as relativeSelection, StartingSolutionInitializer, ...
>>
>> Users copy-paste from an example and it's a pity if they don't use the
>> best techniques because they started from an older example.
>>
>> With kind regards,
>> Geoffrey De Smet
>>
>>
>> Michael Neale schreef:
>>> ok with me - what aspects of maintaining examples are hard? api
>>> changes? (just want to know for my own purposes)
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 1:35 AM, Geoffrey De Smet
>>> <ge0ffrey.spam at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I am thinking about removing the lesson schedule example from Drools
>>>> Planner in order to cut down maintenance on the examples.
>>>>
>>>> The curriculum course example is a more advanced form of that example.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone object to this change?
>>>> --
>>>> With kind regards,
>>>> Geoffrey De Smet
>>>>
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