Evolver Developer's Kit

The Evolver Developer Kit (EDK) is Palisade's optimization programming toolkit. The EDK allows you to build genetic algorithm optimization models using Windows and .NET programming languages, such as C, C#, C , Visual Basic, or Visual Basic .NET.

Examples of programs written in Windows and .NET programming languages are provided.

The EDK offers access to all of the optimization technology available in the world's fastest genetic algorithm-based solver, Evolver . It can be used to easily create custom applications that include genetic algorithm optimization, such as job shop scheduling, investment portfolio analysis, budget allocation, and many more.

Unlike the Excel version of Evolver, the EDK does not require a spreadsheet to perform optimization. This means user models can be larger and execute faster. All optimization results can be accessed programmatically, directly in the developer's application.

EDK applications can be run in a desktop, network server, or web environment. Furthermore, the EDK fully supports multithreading to allow the development of scalable web applications. Models built using the EDK run optimizations and generate results entirely in the user's program. Genetic operators that drive the optimization may be chosen by the programmer as well.