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Ask HN: Calendar Permutation Uses?

1 points by hella ↗ HN
I'm thinking about making a calendar permutation web app that helps students plan their classes. It'd work like this:

- Student enters filters (days and hours he doesn't want class). - Student enters classes needed. - student can flip thru the various permutations of the resulting class schedule. (Permutations happen because each class has many different times.)

Now, would this idea work in any other fields? For instance, might this be useful to conference attendees planning their schedules? Any other uses?

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shaunxcode
Schools themselves have a nightmare with scheduling the general curriculum i.e. what teachers/classes/hours will fit the number of kids in each year whilst taking into consideration their credit requirements (I am talking k-9 here).

I think your approach of allowing the user to see the various permutations rather than trying to suggest the exact best solution is pragmatic and interesting (as what I am speaking about above is essentially a 3d bin packing problem).