https://www.ryan-guide.com/projects/Recent content in Projects on Ryan GuideHugo -- gohugo.ioen-ushttps://www.ryan-guide.com/projects/sudoku-project/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.ryan-guide.com/projects/sudoku-project/<p>Before starting my Masters program, I challenged myself to write an algorithm that could solve Sudoku puzzles. I designed a backtracking algorithm to efficiently solve puzzles.</p> <p>Years later I decided to return to the project and follow my initial goal of turning it into a full stack application. Utilizing Claude code, I paired a ReactJS frontend with a flask backend.</p> <p>The full game is hosted <a href="https://sudoku-solver-xc88.onrender.com/">here</a>.</p> <p>I have some ideas for additional enhancements down the line. One of note is adding the ability to take a picture of a puzzle and upload it to the website. Utilizing a text processing model, the puzzle would then be loaded into the board.</p><p>Before starting my Masters program, I challenged myself to write an algorithm that could solve Sudoku puzzles. I designed a backtracking algorithm to efficiently solve puzzles.</p> <p>Years later I decided to return to the project and follow my initial goal of turning it into a full stack application. Utilizing Claude code, I paired a ReactJS frontend with a flask backend.</p> <p>The full game is hosted <a href="https://sudoku-solver-xc88.onrender.com/">here</a>.</p> <p>I have some ideas for additional enhancements down the line. One of note is adding the ability to take a picture of a puzzle and upload it to the website. Utilizing a text processing model, the puzzle would then be loaded into the board.</p> <p>Tech used: Python, Flask, React, CSS, Render</p>