Why and when are loops useful in genetic programming?
Anil Kumar Saini, Lee C. Spector · 2020
Executing a code segment repeatedly using loops is crucial for human programmers to write complex software. Similarly, in genetic programming, mechanisms that enable the multiple executions of a group of instructions seem to be useful in increasing the success rates for a number of software synthesis problems. In this paper, we investigate the effects of loops on the success rates for different types of problems.