Why a Sudoku-solving program looks smart: Recursion, backtracking, and the idea of 'trying from the most likely failure points'

I was thinking about a program to solve Sudoku.You fill a 9x9 grid with numbers from 1 to 9. The same number must not be ...
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C# : JSON Parser : Recursion example

I had a conference call with a potential client 2 days ago, with a 3rd party that is in the running for handling my potential client's cloud-based database management. During the call, they mentioned ...
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C#: recursion vs loops for counting...?

This is probably a basic CS question.... but I was an MIS major... OH THE IRONY! Anyway, let's say that for no good reason I want to count to 10 and spit out the results. I could use recursion as in ...