docs: add FAQ section

TimefoldAI · Nov 13, 2024 · 05ebcd4 · 05ebcd4
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diff --git a/docs/src/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc b/docs/src/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc
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 * xref:responding-to-change/responding-to-change.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 * xref:integration/integration.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 * xref:design-patterns/design-patterns.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+* xref:frequently-asked-questions.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 * https://github.com/TimefoldAI/timefold-solver/releases[New and noteworthy][leveloffset=+1]
 * Upgrading Timefold Solver
 ** xref:upgrading-timefold-solver/overview.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

diff --git a/docs/src/modules/ROOT/pages/frequently-asked-questions.adoc b/docs/src/modules/ROOT/pages/frequently-asked-questions.adoc
@@ -12,4 +12,12 @@ Read http://www.apache.org/foundation/licence-FAQ.html#WhatDoesItMEAN[the layman
 Timefold Solver Enterprise Edition is a commercial product
 that offers xref:enterprise-edition/enterprise-edition.adoc#enterpriseEditionFeatures[additional features]
 to scale out to very large datasets.
-To find out more, see xref:enterprise-edition/enterprise-edition.adoc[Enterprise Edition section] of this documentation.
+To find out more, see xref:enterprise-edition/enterprise-edition.adoc[Enterprise Edition section] of this documentation.
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+== Can Timefold Solver be included in a (GraalVM) native application?
+
+Yes. Timefold Solver has been tested with Quarkus and Spring Boot plugins to create native executables.
+Native executables typically have a fast startup time and reduced memory consumption.
+However, given the nature of the workloads running with the solver, these benefits are often overshadowed by slower solving speeds due to lack of JIT optimizations.
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+Read more about this in https://timefold.ai/blog/how-to-speed-up-timefold-solver-startup-time-by-20x-with-native-images[our blog post].