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DNA seen through the eyes of a coder
- TrevorJ 19y agoIf DNA came about as a product of chance, would it be possible to create a computer coding language through some sort of electronic evolution/iteration system?
- andreyf 19y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_programming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_programming
- michaelneale 19y agoGenetic algos have had some success, kind of like that.
- andreyf 19y agoFundamental misunderstanding: human code is made by human brains. Human brains understand everything (including code) via embodied metaphors and deal with complexity by splitting it into modules, then understanding each module abstractly, pushing away the details. Evolution doesn't work that way, at all. Why would it?
- bdr 19y agoI don't see a misunderstanding. The page points out that evolved DNA code and human-designed computer code use several of the same techniques.