About the book
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.
The book is freely downloadable under a Creative Commons license as a PDF and low cost printed copies can be purchased from lulu.com. This web site will be used for information relating to the book, and other pertinent announcements. We also have a discussion group for questions and conversation related to the book.
Saturday, 31 May 2008
10,000 downloads
Yesterday, the field guide reached 10,000 downloads, just over two months from going live, averaging 150 downloads a day. Of course, as the graph at the bottom of the blog shows, many downloads happened in the first few weeks. So, in the last few weeks we seem to be averaging something like 50 downloads a day. Pretty amazing nonetheless! Many thanks!
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