For years, OptaPlanner has been offering the documentation in two formats: single-page HTML and PDF. This now changes with the launch a new documentation website, built using Antora. What’s so exciting about the new documentation? First and foremost, it loads instantly as opposed to the old single-page HTML documentation. For example, if I wantRead more →
If I want to solve many data sets of a planning problem every night, what architecture can easily scale out horizontally without loss of data? In this article, we will take a look at how to use a transactional AMQ queue in front of a set of stateless OptaPlanner pods. Client applications can submit dataRead more →
The goals of the RH Summit 2019 Keynote Demo was showing multiple Red Hat products working together on OpenShift, demonstrating how OptaPlanner can schedule mechanics repair machines in an assembly line, with the audience sensing machine damage by shaking their smartphones. And of course, not to fail in front of several thousands of people. ToRead more →
Java 11 was released some time ago, although the majority of developers stay on Java 8. Let’s see which one of them is faster for OptaPlanner. The best way to find out is of course running OptaPlanner benchmarks. This article is a follow up on our similar article for Java 8. Benchmark methodology To runRead more →
