Why do giraffes have long necks? Why are cheetahs so fast? Without knowing it, they have been playing out a type of improvement process. Or rather, some clever people have spotted what was going on in the natural world and … Continue reading Introduction to Evolutionary Genetic Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic right now. Heralded by many to shape all aspects of the future, the expectations have been set sky high. Games have offered the challenges that lead to AI breakthroughs. New cutting-edge techniques have been … Continue reading Connect Four Artificial Intelligence: Coding the game in Python
Expanding on the invasion model suggested in a previous post and looking at how different starting configurations behave over time Continue reading Modelling invasions with adapted Conway’s game of life
Code up Conway’s game of life simulation in Python, before making a variant that can model hostile populations Continue reading Python simulation: Coding Conway’s game of life
We’ll take a look at a model of how Brexit will change the UK 2017 general election Continue reading Predicting the 2017 UK general election: How much could Brexit impact the results?
Extracting chip count data from the player hand history that PokerStars provides Continue reading PokerStars hand history: Use Python to extract meaningful data
Learn the considerations to be made when identifying and comparing Texas Hold’em Poker hands in Java Continue reading Texas Hold’em Poker in Java: Part 1 -Cards, Decks and Hands
An example of flexible plotting of lines, curves and labels in R Continue reading Flexible Plotting in R: By Example
Extension to a previous post, discussing a better shuffling algorithm if there were (a lot) more cards to a deck Continue reading Coding Blackjack in Java Extra: Efficient Shuffles
Read up on the interesting parts of coding Blackjack in Java: The cards, shuffling and evaluating hands. Continue reading Coding Blackjack in Java
How often will a car license plate contain a word? Continue reading Spotting Familiarity: The logic behind car license plate coincedences
A quick summary of my coding experience at the time of starting this blog, with my opinions and recommendations Continue reading My Languages: Coding experience thus far
