Usually it then just notices a syntax error and repairs everything to the last working version
That sounds like a terrible waste. Why not use a tree-based model of C that excludes as many invalid programs as practical?
That sounds like a terrible waste.
Technically speaking this is a very swift part, since every syntax error is detected before the code is rewritten and the mutations are just abandoned.
Most random mutations are fatal, so it fits perfectly.
That depends on whether your purpose is to produce an analog with evolution, which we already have plenty of, or a new method for making working code.
That is the more common approach. Grammatical evolution is one method.
That sounds like a terrible waste. Why not use a tree-based model of C that excludes as many invalid programs as practical?
Technically speaking this is a very swift part, since every syntax error is detected before the code is rewritten and the mutations are just abandoned.
Most random mutations are fatal, so it fits perfectly.
That depends on whether your purpose is to produce an analog with evolution, which we already have plenty of, or a new method for making working code.
That is the more common approach. Grammatical evolution is one method.