Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 14:19:30 11/16/00
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On November 16, 2000 at 15:45:06, Ed Schröder wrote: >On November 16, 2000 at 13:24:25, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>On November 16, 2000 at 09:07:23, walter irvin wrote: >> >>>to me programs fall into 2 list bean counters and knowledge based . >>>bean counters >>>fritz >>>junior >>>nimzo >>>lg2000a >>> >>>knowledge based >>>shredder >>>hiarcs >>>rebel >>>tiger >>>diep >>>crafty >>>king >>> >>>now you would think that the knowledge based programs would destroy bean >>>counters .but that is usually not the case .bean counters are some of the best >>>and strongest .which makes me wonder if trying to put so much knowledge in a >>>program really makes it better .i think that depth of search would count for >>>more than knowledge . >> >>To me, they fall into two categories, A-M, and N-Z. I think that the balance of >>power has favored A-M (Genius, MChess, Fritz, Hiarcs), but over time we are >>seeing an increase in strength in N-Z (Shredder, Tiger, Nimzo). >> >>My personal favorites are mostly A-M programs, and my own program is definitely >>an A-M program (Ferret), but I do have a few sentimental favorites in the N-Z's >>(XXXX). >> >>The A-M's also include the top mainframe programs (Deep Blue, Hitech, Cray >>Blitz), and the best open-source program (Crafty), so all in all I think that >>A-M is still doing better than N-Z. >> >>bruce > > >So now A-M are called the bean counters and N-Z the knowledged based ones? > >You will have to agree that "knowledge based" sounds a lot better than N-Z. > >Bruce, where is your feeling for drama? A-M vs N-Z is boring. Knowledge >vs beans is the way to argue, much more fun. > >Ed (A-Z) ...and do not forget Xy programs Vs Ww. "Vs" is versus, not another class. This last one class is what I favour. I mean Xx, not Vs. Fevvnando
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