I wanted to post a new blog here via Flock, but Flock and Blogger won't play together :-( this post is also available here.
I had a great time at the Tech MeetUp (@techmeetup) in Glasgow this week. If you want to meet up with other tech minded folk in Scotland, it's definitely worth checking out. See the details at the end of this post.
At the meeting this week, I got talking to a few folk (including John Gallagher who gave a great talk) about AI and Genetic Algorithms. This inspired me to dig out my old experimental code for doing GAs using C++ Templates. The code's very rough and ready, and it was written long before I discovered TDD or subversion, but it should be standards-compliant, and it compiles in the latest GCC (I can't vouch for other compilers, if you try it, let me know). As it's a source-code library, you'll have to compile it yourself, but if you don't know how to use a compiler, you're probably reading the wrong blog anyway. I will be tidying up the code and creating a wish list as I get the chance, but I'm throwing it out there in case it's useful to anyone.
If you're interested, check it out at the link below and let me know what you think.
Genetic Algorithm Templates
If you're interested in Tech MeetUp, you can see videos from previous talks at their website
The Tech MeetUp is the informal opportunity to meet other developers and tech companies, to showcase your hacks or projects, and to find out what's happening around us. Help build the tech community - set up a profile and come along to a Tech MeetUp.
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You can find out about upcoming meetings on their mailing list
Description: An easily accessible and friendly community of tech minds, skills and startups around Scotland and Northern UK.
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If you haven't heard about MonoTouch, then you need to be on twitter. MonoTouch allows you to write iPhone applications using C#! It's in early, private, beta at the moment but it is very cool with huge amounts of potential. 
