[Question] What about Individual crossover?

[lsunsi]

From my basic knowledge on this subject, cross over between fit individuals is a crucial part on this algorithm, but I don't see the method on the Individual trait. Why was this choice made?

[willi-kappler]

Hi lsunsi,

darwin-rs implements an evolutionary algorithm which is more general than a genetic algorithm.

With genetic algorithms you have a genetic sequence data structure which has cross over and other stuff. Evolutionary algorithms just mutate individuals and calculate a fittness for each individual.
Indirectly you can have a cross over but that happens by chance and depends on the actual mutation.

There are other rust based gentic algorithm crates that implement cross over, for example:

https://github.com/m-decoster/RsGenetic

Hope this helps!

[lsunsi]

@willi-kappler It does (: Thanks for the clarification!