https://signal-and-syntax.com/tags/algorithms/Recent content in Algorithms on Signal & SyntaxHugoen-usWed, 20 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0700https://signal-and-syntax.com/posts/three-d-packing/Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0700https://signal-and-syntax.com/posts/three-d-packing/My first full-time programming job was for Holiday on Ice, an international ice show. While I focused mainly on back office systems such as accounting, itinerary, and box office reporting, I knew that one of the biggest technical challenges faced by the show’s crew was efficiently loading trucks for the next city. One day, the controller asked me if I could code a system that took, as input, the trucks’ 3D dimensions and the 3D dimensions (and weight) of every object to be packed.