Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 14:22:04 12/21/01
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On December 21, 2001 at 12:12:38, Christophe Theron wrote: >On December 21, 2001 at 05:30:32, David Rasmussen wrote: > >>On December 20, 2001 at 21:17:40, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On December 20, 2001 at 17:56:17, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >>> >>>>I can't think of a reason why commercial programmers would have an edge over >>>>amateurs when coming up with good ideas/techniques. >>>> >>>>It's possible that, due to the amount of effort they can spend, commercial >>>>programmers have/test more ideas, and that's what accounts for the strength >>>>difference between commercials and amateurs. >>>> >>>>It seems likely, statistically speaking, that any good idea being used in a >>>>commercial program can also be found in an amateur program somewhere. >>>> >>>>-Tom >>> >>> >>> >>>I agree totally with you. Yesterday I was an amateur, and I'm not different >>>today. >>> >>>I'm no genius. >>> >>>What makes the difference in the end is the amount of time one is ready to spend >>>on his chess engine. >>> >>>I am spending 90% of my time since almost 10 years, and before that I had >>>already spend a fraction of my time on it since 1981/1982. >>> >>>That's all. >>> >>> >>> >>> Christophe >> >>Didn't you just say the opposite elsewhere in the thread? That talent was at >>least as important as resources (time and money => more testing etc.)? > > > >You need some talent, but that's not as important as time and energy, and the >number of people having the needed talent is greater than the number of top >programs out there. > > > > Christophe My view: - Passion 40% - Time 20% - Talent 10% - Programming skills 10% - IQ 10% - Chess Knowledge 10% Ed
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