<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Java Code Geeks &#187; Brian Du Preez</title> <atom:link href="http://www.javacodegeeks.com/author/Brian-Du-Preez/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.javacodegeeks.com</link> <description>Java 2 Java Developers Resource Center</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:57 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>Some Java based AI Frameworks: Encog, JavaML, Weka</title><link>http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2013/05/some-java-based-ai-frameworks-encog-javaml-weka.html</link> <comments>http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2013/05/some-java-based-ai-frameworks-encog-javaml-weka.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brian Du Preez</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Desktop Java]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Encog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JavaML]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weka]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.javacodegeeks.com/?p=13057</guid> <description><![CDATA[While working through I am working through Programming Collection Intelligence I found myself sending a lot of time translating the Python code to java, being typically impatient at my slow progress, I went searching for alternatives. 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