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From: abbott@aerospace.aero.org (Russell J. Abbott)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Breeding Computer Programs
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Date: 10 Jul 90 14:27:11 GMT
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In article <2421@plx.UUCP> johnc@plx.UUCP (John C.) writes:
> ...
> [Danny] Hillis summarized his sorting-algorithm evolution results:
>
>  "As it turns out, it's not the best 16-element sorter in
>  the world.  If I had done this in 1968 this would be the
>  best program for sorting.  .  [It] was produced entirely by 
>  this automatic process."

Anyone have any technical references to any published material on this
or any of the other genetic algorithm program-generation stuff?
Thanks.