# Genetic Algorithms in Elixir: Chapter 1 sample implementation in Ruby finds a solution much faster

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**Created:** [4 June 2022 23:57 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/genetic-algorithms-in-elixir-chapter-1-sample-implementation-in-ruby-finds-a-solution-much-faster/58194 "2022-06-04T23:57:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [15 July 2022 18:24 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/genetic-algorithms-in-elixir-chapter-1-sample-implementation-in-ruby-finds-a-solution-much-faster/58194/2 "2022-07-15T18:24:54Z")

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After going further in the book (the algorithms have more output) I verified that the ruby implementation takes more generations to find the solution, but it runs each generation faster.

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