Algorithm::Evolutionary, a flexible Pen l module for evolutionary computation

作     者：Merelo Guervos, Juan Julian Castillo, Pedro A. Alba, Enrique 

作者机构：Univ Granada ETS Ingn Informat & Telecomunicac Dept Arquitectura & Tecnol Comp Granada Spain Univ Malaga Dept Lenguajes & Ciencias Computac E-29071 Malaga Spain 

出 版 物：《SOFT COMPUTING》 (Soft Comput.)

年 卷 期：2010年第14卷第10期

页      面：1091-1109页

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学科分类：08[工学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：Spanish MICYT [TIN2007-68083, TIN2008-06491-C04-01] Junta de Andalucia [P06-TIC-02025, P07-TIC-03044] 

主　　题：Evolutionary algorithms Evolutionary computation Perl CPAN Frameworks Design patterns 

摘      要：This paper describes Algorithm::Evolutionary (A: : E), a Perl module released under an open source license and designed for the exploration and exploitation of evolutionary algorithms. We describe the design decisions taken to enhance flexibility, how performance was improved by using several implementation tweaks, and what kind of design patterns were applied for its development. This work also tries to dispel the myth of low performance of scripting languages by comparing it with a state-of-the-art library (ECJ) written in Java. Besides, we are interested in assessing its efficiency in several possible evolutionary settings, finding out what kind of behavior we can expect, and what can be done to improve it. Applications already written using A: :E are also described, along with how it can be used to create new operators. Finally, some conclusions are drawn from the design experience.