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Learning Solver Design: Automating Factorio Balancers

by @gianlu_ventu gianlucaventurini.com

I built a Factorio belt balancer solver. From tiny 2x2 grids to a massive 16x16 monster, every step revealed new solver tricks, numeric hiccups, and devious debugging puzzles.

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