Energy Consumption of Evolutionary Algorithms in JavaScript

Green computing is a methodology for saving energy when implementing algorithms. In environments where the runtime is an integral part of the application, it is essential to measure their energy efficiency so that researchers and practitioners have enough choice. In this paper, we will focus on JavaScript runtime environments for evolutionary algorithms; although not the most popular language for scientific computing, it is the most popular language for developers, and it has been used repeatedly to implement all kinds of evolutionary algorithms almost since its inception. In this paper, we will focus on the importance of measuring different versions of the same runtimes, as well as extending the EA operators that will be measured. We also like to remark on the importance of testing the operators in different architectures to have a more precise picture that tips the balance towards one runtime or another.