There have now been over 1,800 downloads of the
Field Guide, and we're beginning to get some good questions, comments, and suggestions from readers. It seemed like we probably wanted to set up some sort of system to help manage and archive that data stream, so we've created a discussion group for the
Field Guide:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/field-guide-to-genetic-programming.
Feel free to subscribe if you've got feedback on the book that you'd like to share, or you'd just like to see other people's feedback. I would assume that the traffic on the list will remain light, but that's really up to you folks.
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.
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