Genetic Algorithms in Elixir

Looking Deeper into Genetic Algorithms

Based on what you’ve learned so far, you should understand that every genetic algorithm follows the same basic steps. While different algorithms for different problems may use different techniques, probabilities, or strategies, they all share the same structure. As a programmer, you want to take advantage of this.

One of the golden rules of programming is Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY), which essentially boils down to not rewriting unnecessary code. You can exploit the shared structure of genetic algorithms to avoid rewriting code that remains the same from algorithm to algorithm. Unfortunately, you have to start from scratch.

So how do you go about designing a versatile framework from the ground up? Start ...