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Re:Opt-Models: Intro to Optimization Programming Using LEGOs by skadamat on Sunday April 07, 2024 @02:53PM (#39962844)
Re:Opt-Models: Intro to Optimization Programming Using LEGOs by pimlottc on Sunday April 07, 2024 @03:24PM (#39963084)
Does the actually have anything to do with Lego or it’s just using a Lego theme for the images?
Re:Opt-Models: Intro to Optimization Programming Using LEGOs by bobajeff on Sunday April 07, 2024 @04:41PM (#39963702)
From what I can tell it's using online community Lego databases for an example application to be optimized.
Re:Opt-Models: Intro to Optimization Programming Using LEGOs by skadamat on Sunday April 07, 2024 @04:59PM (#39963864)
Martin seems to be using the Rebrickable database of LEGO's as a motivating example throughout this optimization series: https://rebrickable.com/downloads/
Re:Opt-Models: Intro to Optimization Programming Using LEGOs by martinlaskowski on Sunday April 21, 2024 @01:50PM (#40107674)
@bobajeff, you are right on.
Re:Opt-Models: Intro to Optimization Programming Using LEGOs by martinlaskowski on Sunday April 21, 2024 @01:49PM (#40107666)
@pimlottc, thank you for the question, and yes: this series is deeply to do with the LEGO part and set universe. The optimization model's function is "Find the maximum number of sets completable with a user’s part inventory" and the data involved in the search is : SETS, THEMES, PARTS, COLORS, MATERIALS, (PART)CATEGORIES, PART-RELATIONSHIPS, etc.

P.S. sorry to be so late to reply here folks! Martin Laskowski (the dude making the videos).

Re:Opt-Models: Intro to Optimization Programming Using LEGOs by kylemart on Monday April 08, 2024 @11:15PM (#39975945)
This is very cool. Excited to see how this evolves!
Re:Opt-Models: Intro to Optimization Programming Using LEGOs by martinlaskowski on Sunday April 21, 2024 @01:52PM (#40107692)
Thank you Kyle! Dropping the third video today, appreciate your interest and all suggestions on how to make this thing better.