Show HN: A Genetic Algorithm I wrote in JavaScript to evolve "Hello World"

Re:Show HN: A Genetic Algorithm I wrote in JavaScript to evo... by SeanLuke on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @09:39AM (#2004261)

Update Looks like the guy's description of his function is different from his actual function. You're right, there is a single global optimum and no local optima.

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Re:Show HN: A Genetic Algorithm I wrote in JavaScript to evo... by user24 on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @09:49AM (#2004303)

Ah, you're right. Wasn't intentional. I say:

> Return the sum of the differences between the chromosome and the target string.

but I mean something more like:

> Return the sum of the character-wise differences between the chromosome and the target string.

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