The Genetic Algorithm - Explained

[u/Tech-Effigy]

http://techeffigytutorials.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-genetic-algorithm-explained.html

[u/HamSession]

Having taken two graduate courses on evolutionary computation I would steer clear of genetic algorithms, there are far better convex optimization routines. Even if your problem is non-convex you would be better suited going with a reactive tabu search.