I usually use CMA-ES as a 'very easy to set and up and better than brute force' ...

nicoco on April 8, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Which algorithms based on biological ideas...

I usually use CMA-ES as a 'very easy to set and up and better than brute force' approach. Am I dumb to do that? (genuine question, no irony, optimization is not my field at all)

randomsearch on April 8, 2022 [–]

You are correct about CMA-ES.