Chris Woody Woodruff

Day 20: Constraint Handling in Fitness Functions: Penalizing Bad Solutions - Chris Woody Woodruff Genetic algorithms are powerful optimization tools, but real-world problems often involve constraints that cannot be ignored. In scheduling, routing, resource allocation, and layout optimization, cons...

🧬 Day 20 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

Today, we’re penalizing bad solutions.

Learn how to handle constraints in your fitness function and guide your GA the right way.

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Day 19: Scheduling with DNA: Using GAs for Class and Work Timetables - Chris Woody Woodruff Scheduling is a classic example of a constraint satisfaction problem that often becomes too complex for brute-force or greedy solutions. Whether you're designing class timetables for a university or s...

🧬 Day 19 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

Today we’re scheduling with DNA.

Learn how to build smarter class and work timetables using GAs in C#.

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Day 18: Mapping Cities: Visualizing TSP Evolution in .NET - Chris Woody Woodruff One of the most effective ways to understand the progress of a genetic algorithm is to visualize its evolution. When solving the Traveling Salesperson Problem, a well-designed visualization can clearl...

🧬 Day 18 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

Today, we’re visualizing the TSP evolution in .NET.

Watch your algorithm improve routes in real time!

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Day 17: Greedy Isn't Always Bad: Heuristics in Genetic Algorithms - Chris Woody Woodruff Genetic algorithms thrive on randomness and gradual improvement, but randomness alone often leads to slow convergence. While global search is essential to explore the full solution space, local improv...

🧬 Day 17 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

Today, we’re talking about heuristics and why a little greed in your GA isn’t always a bad thing.

Smart shortcuts can lead to better evolution!

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Day 16: Solving the Traveling Salesperson Problem with Genetic Algorithms Permutation Chromosomes - Chris Woody Woodruff The Traveling Salesperson Problem, also known as TSP, is one of the most extensively studied combinatorial optimization problems in computer science. Given a set of cities and the distances between th...

🧬 Day 16 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

We’re solving the Traveling Salesperson Problem using permutation chromosomes in C#.

Evolve your way to the shortest route!

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Day 15: Fitness by Design: How to Shape the Problem to Match Evolution - Chris Woody Woodruff In genetic algorithms, the fitness function is not just a scoring system—it is the definition of success. Your entire evolutionary process hinges on how well the fitness function communicates what "be...

🧬 Day 15 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

Today, we’re designing smarter fitness functions.

Shape the problem right, and your GA will evolve like a champ.

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After a 2 plus week vacation I am ready to get digging into stuff for the rest of the year. I have so many things in my head to discuss and learn about. Starting a new podcast to dig into. Anyone want to be on the new show starting next week? 😀🔬🎼

I am on vacation, and I have been chilling out and getting so many ideas to explore after I get home. It is good to take time away and let your mind relax.

Hard Wire your Home without Ethernet using MoCA There are so many devices that are connected to our home networks nowadays. I have multiple Amazon Fire Sticks, computers, smart TVs, mobile phones, smart appliances, and so much more. At any given time, there are around forty devices connected to my home network. Since working from home, I have three to four machines that are constantly ‘on the internet’. The main house TV, my work computer, my son’s computer or Xbox, and the daughter’s Fire Stick/YouTube. These devices are typically streaming in some way, shape, or form. All of these devices, plus the other 30 or so on, were taxing my router. I currently don’t have any CAT5/6/7 wiring in my house, so I tried extending my wireless network a few different ways.

ICYMI: (12/27/2020): "Hard Wire your Home without Ethernet using MoCA." RPs and feedback are always appreciated! https://jjg.me/3hwP9v3 #Articles #MoCa #Networking

#UCP25 | We are making history with @woodruff.dev ✴️ This year is whole new level at Update Conference Prague👌

4 Workshops & 47 sessions designed to satisfy everyone in your dev team ✳️

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Seems AI is the salt this guy is rubbing into the wounds.

I am conflicted by AI. I see the long tail for it but people are using it to be greedy and using it like a shield.

Really??? So keeping kids safe is not needed?

Day 14: Evolving Text: Solving the "Hello World" Puzzle with a C# Genetic Algorithm - Chris Woody Woodruff Now that you’ve built the complete set of genetic algorithm components, chromosomes, fitness functions, mutation, crossover, selection, and a configurable loop, it’s time to apply everything in a hand...

🧬 Day 14 is here and marks the end of Week 2!

Let’s have some fun: evolving a C# Genetic Algorithm to crack the "Hello World" puzzle.

It’s survival of the fittest… for strings!

Watch your code figure it out on its own.

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Day 13: Configuring the Genetic Algorithm Loop in C# - Chris Woody Woodruff A genetic algorithm is only as effective as the loop that drives it. While selection, crossover, mutation, and elitism form the backbone of a genetic algorithm (GA), it is the configuration of the evo...

🧬 Day 13 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

Today, we’re configuring the GA loop in C#

Generations, population size, mutation rate… time to fine-tune your evolution machine.

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Day 12: Genetic Algorithms' Elitism for Evolution Survival of the Fittest - Chris Woody Woodruff Natural selection favors the survival of the fittest, but evolution in the wild is not always efficient. In genetic algorithms, we can bias the process toward faster convergence by deliberately preser...

🧬 Day 12 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

Today’s topic: Elitism

Keep your best solutions safe and evolving strong.
Survival of the fittest, in C#

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Day 11: Implementing a C# Mutation Operator for Genetic Algorithms - Chris Woody Woodruff In yesterday’s post, we explored the importance of mutation in genetic algorithms. Mutation helps maintain genetic diversity, prevent premature convergence, and enable the discovery of better solution...

🧬 Day 11 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is here!

Today, we’re implementing a mutation operator in C#.

Learn how to add just the right amount of randomness to keep your GA evolving!

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We've just enabled Out-of-Process mode by default in ReSharper 2025.2 EAP 6, and we're quietly sweating 😰
We know it's solid, but there's still that voice "What if we broke everything?".
Will you try EAP 6 and let us know? If it explodes, someone's having a panic attack over here.
🔗 jb.gg/rsrp-eap6

Day 10: Mutation Matters in C# Genetic Algorithms - Chris Woody Woodruff In biological evolution, mutations are rare, random changes in DNA that introduce new traits. While many mutations are neutral or even harmful, some spark evolutionary leaps. In genetic algorithms, mu...

🧬 Day 10 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

Today we're talking mutation.

It's the tiny change that keeps your GA from getting stuck. Learn how to add it in C#!

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Day 9: Using Genetic Algorithm's Uniform Crossover in C# - Chris Woody Woodruff So far, we’ve explored one-point and two-point crossover strategies, which split chromosomes at predefined positions. These methods are effective for maintaining gene sequence structure, but they can ...

🧬 Day 9 of the C# Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

Today, we explore Uniform Crossover.

Each gene gets a coin flip to build more diverse offspring in your C# GA

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Promoting the event this summer and fall will be great, and I look forward to gaining valuable insights from the conference interviews of speakers for post-event coverage.

Testing a Fresh Look for JetBrains IDEs | The JetBrains Platform Blog Visual context is always changing – and so should the look and feel of the tools you use every day. We know how much a familiar UI matters, and we’ve heard your feedback from past updates. That’s why

I'm loving this visual refresh for the JetBrains IDEs. I've been using it for a week or two already, and I'm a big fan of Many Islands, especially in dark mode. No functional or structural changes, just a nice, clean visual update. What do you think?
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Day 8: One Point or Two? How Crossover Shapes Genetic Diversity - Chris Woody Woodruff In the evolutionary process, crossover is the mechanism by which parents pass on their traits to offspring. In genetic algorithms, crossover plays the same role, combining genes from two parent chromo...

🧬 The second week and Day 8 of the Genetic Algorithms Bootcamp is live!

Today, we’re diving into crossover.

One-point or two-point? Learn how mixing parent solutions boosts genetic diversity.

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What happens when tech accelerates faster than we can comprehend?

David S. Rose joins The Futurists to talk singularity, exponential change, and living at the edge of transformation.

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Thanks #devsum and the organizers for another great event. Let’s a pleasure to get to Stockholm to see friends and share ideas with attendees. Hoping to come back next year. 🇸🇪💙💛

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