nj3h wrote:
To type in the givens from 9 sudoku puzzles is beyond what I would want to do.
Same for me, that is the main reason I have not used CluelessHelper lately
nj3h wrote:
Just curious, why if it is only an easy clueless would you use Ruud's helper?
I do not know about Glyn, but I prefer Ruud's CluelesHelper mainly for it's ease of use and fast elimination of candidates over rows, columns or nonets. Somehow similar to 'diggit' If you ever played it
For ten grids you really need speed to move fast across the eliminations, note also that Ruuds Challenge Clueless where very much oriented in simple techniques, so the program was just perfect for the job.
The best substitute I have found is SudokuSolver, which has been updated to allow a better ergonomics, only a couple of navigation combination are not yet completly smooth. Learning curve is stepy, just after a dozen of Clueless you get back to a good solving speed
nj3h wrote:
I wish Ruud had left someone the un-compiled version of his great software.
I really miss Ruud very much
, but I really think the momentum the community is acquiring shows that something is more important than source code, something I will call Sudoku consciousness and that is part of what Ruud did left to all of us