Last week I explained why a DSL and genetic programming are such an awesome combination. So, we can almost start to mutate our ACOL code. But, there is one thing we need: a fitness function, a function that tells us we are going the right way. When mutating a string, we used the Levenshtein distance […]
![Genetic programming on a DSL [Desiderius #16]](https://i0.wp.com/www.felienne.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Hans_Holbein_d._J._-_Erasmus_-_Louvre1.jpg?fit=600%2C794&ssl=1 "Genetic programming on a DSL [Desiderius #16]")
Genetic programming on a DSL [Desiderius #16]
Hi desi lovers! Service notice: Sorry I missed a post last weekend, I was prepping my F# Exchange talk. If you have not read any of my Desi posts, you can save some time and watch my talk that more or less covers posts 1/5, 8, 15 and 16 (yes, that is this one) If […]
F# versus C#: What are the differences?
tl;dr We are interested in understanding the differences between C# and F#. If you work on a project that has both C# and F# and you want to help science, we would love to monitor your IDE usage and ask your a few questions too. Just download kave, and program like no one is watching for […]
![Intro Genetic Programming [Desiderius part #15]](https://i0.wp.com/www.felienne.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Women_playing_bridge_in_Tallahassee_Florida1.jpg?fit=600%2C489&ssl=1 "Intro Genetic Programming [Desiderius part #15]")
Intro Genetic Programming [Desiderius part #15]
I missed a weekend, sorry guys! I was busy babysitting a five year old and contemplating the LambdaConf situation. To make it up I have a totally fresh and new topic to talk about: genetic programming. I do not want to design a bidding systems, I want to make the best one possible, and for […]
On leaving your politics at home
Prelude I guess most of my readers in tech know what this post is about. This post is about the idea that at a conference on programming (or any other professional topic) it is possible to leave your political views at home. In the (functional) programming space is a very recent and hot controversy at this […]
