Principles of Constraint Programming

by Krzysztof R. Apt

Scheduling, vehicle routing and timetabling are all examples of constraint problems, and methods to solve them rely on the idea of constraint propagation and search. This book meets the need for a modern, multidisciplinary introduction to the field that covers foundations and applications. Written by Krzysztof Apt, an authority on the subject, it will be welcomed by graduate students and professionals. With the insertion of constraint techniques into programming environments, new developments have accelerated the solution process. Constraint programming combines ideas from artificial intelligence, programming languages, databases, and operational research.

Genres: Computer Science

420 pages, Hardcover

First published August 27, 1999

Reviews

[Thomas Schulte]

This book is a practical introduction to constraint programming using any procedural language to explore the concepts based on pseudocode examples. While workong on my MSc at Oakland University, it really got me thinking that even as an exercise moving the programming mind outside OO is good exercise for the programming mind. With this book and the freedownload of ECLiPSe from http://eclipseclp.org/, any programmer serious about their craft can start that exercise.