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"Evolved" Caches Could Speed the Net

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the so-could-fiber dept.

SpaceDilbert writes "According to New Scientist, evolutionary algorithms could make many network caches twice as efficient. This article describes a study carried out by a US researcher and two German academics, who "evolved" algorithms to determine what data should be held at a cache and for how long."

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  1. =P by Ag3nt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It will be interesting to see how many companies buy into this and support whatever solution they end up developing.

  2. fp by phueber · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp?

  3. But did you consider... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    slashdot is gay. /f0rth ps0t

  4. Sigh... by Short+Circuit · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...another article about breeding algorithms. What's so important about that?

    Knowing how to program the breeder...

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  5. Cache life? by justkarl · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I like to hold on to my cache for as long as i can, but I do like to eat out, and dates can be expensive.

  6. From thye last 3 out of 4 /. stories... by Colourspace · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... it looks like /. is cacheing ZDnet.

  7. YOU UNEQUIVOCALLY FAIL IT. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp?

    No.