GECO:

GECO (Genetic Evolution through Combination of Objects) is an extensible, object-oriented framework for prototyping GENETIC ALGORITHMs in Common Lisp. GECO makes extensive use of CLOS, the Common Lisp Object System, to implement its functionality. The abstractions provided by the classes have been chosen with the intent both of being easily understandable to anyone familiar with the paradigm of genetic algorithms, and of providing the algorithm developer with the ability to customize all aspects of its operation. It comes with extensive documentation, in the form of a PostScript file, and some simple examples are also provided to illustrate its intended use.

GECO Version 2.0 is available by FTP. See the file ftp://ftp.aic.nrl.navy.mil/pub/galist/src/ga/GECO-v2.0.README for more information.

George P. W. Williams, Jr., 1334 Columbus City Rd., Scottsboro, AL 35768. Net: <george@hsvaic.hv.boeing.com>.