Hands-Off Programming

Automatic programming is the task of constructing and running an algorithm which can create and test its own computer programs. In its idealised form, GP generates programs in an entirely automatic fashion to solve problems posed by the user. 

This sounds like the ultimate computer program - a piece of software which, when pointed in the right direction and told what to aim for, can yield a complete solution to a problem. That at least is the principle. 

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