A Field Guide to Genetic Programming (ISBN 978-1-4092-0073-4) is an introduction to genetic programming (GP).
GP is a systematic, domain-independent method for getting computers to solve problems automatically starting from a high-level statement of what needs to be done. Using ideas from natural evolution, GP starts from an ooze of random computer programs, and progressively refines them through processes of mutation and sexual recombination, until solutions emerge. All this without the user having to know or specify the form or structure of solutions in advance. GP has generated a plethora of human-competitive results and applications, including novel scientific discoveries and patentable inventions.
Other recent bloggers to mention the book include
- Postmaster
- Andrea Valente on Biscotti Danesi
- Dan (the author of the Watchmaker Framework for EC)
- JJ Merelo (who says that we were on the del.icio.us hotlist on 12 Apr!)
- theKit (who suggests using GP to evolve 3D designs using RepRap, an Open Source Replicating Rapid Prototyping 3d printer)
- The Mad Scientist
Thanks to everyone for the links and support. To date (about 3 weeks since release) there have been 6873 downloads of the book! Questions and comments always welcome in the comments here, or over in our discussion group.
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