Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 02:36:03 02/19/02
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On February 18, 2002 at 11:47:40, Robert Hyatt wrote: >How can simple "style" changes cause a program to go from "old paradigm" >to "new paradigm"? > >This definition of "new paradigm" is so badly flawed... sorry but again i wonder, and it comes to my mind: do you have a clue how much one can switch on and off, with switches and sliders, in the programs today ? take chessmaster, cstal-dos or even century and tell me what you understand under "How can simple "style" changes " it looks you have no idea about todays chess programs. as an example: in cstal-dos you can change the material value of all 12 pieces, you have 17 static evaluation sliders 6 dynamic evaluation function sliders 37 extension switches that can normally switches into 3 stages 4 general extension switches (3 stages) and 2 major search switches + 1 switch. you call this simple styling ?? of course the major difference was in the concept of cstal. but the styling was part of the program. because it made it easy for us to change things. and to try out things.
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