Genetic Algorithms in Elixir

Building a Framework for Genetic Algorithms

You now have an empty project and an idea of what your genetic algorithm framework should look like. It’s time to start implementing each step.

Start by opening the genetic.ex file. The file is populated with some default code and will look something like this:

defmodule Genetic do
  ...documentation...
  def hello do
    :world
  end

end

You can delete the default documentation and Hello World function. This module will contain the most basic parts of your genetic algorithm. This is where you’ll define each step of the algorithm based on the rules you determined earlier.

Creating an Initial Outline

In genetic.ex, start by creating a function named run, like this:

def run(...) ...