Genetic Algorithms in Elixir

Benchmarking and Profiling Genetic Algorithms

The first step in any optimization process is doing some investigative work by establishing baselines and determining where your code is slow. Benchmarking is the process of evaluating your code from a performance point of view. Benchmarking is usually done to assess the performance of units of code in the context of space (memory usage) or time (execution time). Profiling is the process of evaluating specific aspects of a program in space or time to aid in performance optimization. Profiling helps you identify specific bottlenecks in your code.

The difference between benchmarking and profiling is subtle. The purpose of benchmarking is to establish performance metrics for an entire operation to ...