TimefoldAI / TimefoldAI/timefold-solver

docs: improve documentation for troubleshooting

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Description

We are seeing some users jump to complex metaheuristic constructions to improve solver speed. We are missing some guidance on how to solve performance problems / improving the solver results.

We do have a page that discusses performance, but it apparently doesn't get enough attention from our users: https://docs.timefold.ai/timefold-solver/latest/constraints-and-score/performance

Highlight this troubleshooting structure:

  • Check constraint implementation
  • Use a custom move
  • Setup different metaheuristics (and if you do, benchmark on large dataset)

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Research direction

Start with the existing performance page at https://docs.timefold.ai/timefold-solver/latest/constraints-and-score/performance and review how its guidance is organized. Add the requested troubleshooting structure covering constraint implementation, custom moves, and metaheuristics with benchmarking on large datasets; done means users can find and follow these performance steps.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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