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Original published: 9/16/2026

WangNet – 1.8 MB, zero-dependency Numberwang adjudication in 11 languages

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11言語に対応したNumberwang（数独の一種）の裁定アルゴリズムを、わずか1.8MBの依存関係ゼロのライブラリとして提供したオープンソースプロジェクト

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•非常に軽量な1.8MBのサイズで、外部依存関係なしに動作するため、組み込みシステムやモバイルアプリへの統合が容易である
•11種類の言語でNumberwangの正解判定や解の検証を行う機能を備えており、ゲーム開発やパズルアプリのバックエンドとして利用可能
•GitHub上で公開され、Hacker Newsで一定の関心を集めており、軽量なAI/アルゴリズム実装の事例として評価されている

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