I quote below a personal portable implementation (in C++) of a classic genetic algorithm (evolutionary algorithm) used to maximize the function f(x) = sin(x) in the domain 0 <= x <= 2pi. You can compile the program with the g++ compiler.

The Genetic Algorithm implements the following features:

  1. Monoparametric optimization problem (with continuous parameter)
  2. Natural representation of genotypes
  3. Genotypes of only one chromosome
  4. Number of iterations as the termination criterion
  5. Elitism by cloning of the best individuals
  6. Roulette wheel method for the selection of parents
  7. Generational replacement of parents and children
  8. Average crossover and cloning of parents
  9. Mutation with disorder for producing a new solution

For more information you can get the project itself:

`evolutionary-computation-paradigms‘