Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:10:12 06/06/02
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On June 06, 2002 at 00:57:19, Joseph Merolle wrote: >Do you think these programmers have a genuine interest in giving us the best >possible program for our money with all these upgrades ? Or do you think we are >being used as lab rats and programmers are just experimenting (at our expense) >evaluating how ratings move on playchess.com and tournament postings that we put >up. Or do you think its both aiming to hit new highs (seeing what works and what >not) for Fritz 8. Mean while we think we are getting some awesome cutting edge >engine up grade and its just a trial run version. Really what I am asking when a >programmer puts an engine up grade out do you think they create it with the >intentions of being the final up grade? > > >Regards Joseph I think the term "finished chess program" is a classic oxymoron. A chess program will never be finished, at least in any time-frame that could be considered "finite". It will continue to evolve, exactly like the author evolves. Slowly and over time... Do you really think someone could write a chess engine, and then one day announce "that is it, I have no more ideas on how to make it better, period"?? From experience, almost 35 years (in my case) has not come even close to reaching this point yet.
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