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All GP is done in Lisp?? Sorry but that is far from true! In the EC community C/C++ and Java are the most common languages used. Just take a look at the popular
by jast 17y ago
All GP is done in Lisp?? Sorry but that is far from true! In the EC community C/C++ and Java are the most common languages used. Just take a look at the popular EC libs out there (EO, ECJ, OpenBeagle, TinyGP, etc). Even Python and Matlab are well more accepted as programming languages than any kind of Lisp. It's sad but it's true.
You don't know the "fight" that is to use Lisp in this field/community. The few times I use Lisp is for solo work, because every time I do collaborative work people simply refuse to even considered it. The myths against Lisp are pretty strong and people just refuse to change their minds. Which I think it's kind of ironic since in a science/research environment, people should be more open-minded. Oh well...
- silentbicycle 17y agoI think papaf means all GP done in his/her computational biology lab, specifically.
- jast 17y agoOn a second reading, you're right. But the truth is that in the EC community, and GP in particular, Lisp is not used. 1/2 of C++ speed is just considered too slow. IMHO, I guess speed is just the easy excuse.