abstract = "We show negative results about the automatic
generation of programs within bounded-time. Combining
recursion theory and statistics, we contrast these
negative results with positive computability results
for iterative approaches like genetic programming,
provided that the fitness combines e.g. fastness and
size. We then show that simulation-based approaches
(approaches evaluating only by simulation the quality
of programs) like GP are not too far from the minimal
time required for evaluating these combined
fitnesses.",
notes = "WCCI 2006 - A joint meeting of the IEEE, the EPS, and
the IEE.