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Subject: EGO. If you don't think you are good then neither is your program.

Author: Timothy J. Frohlick

Date: 12:53:04 01/19/03

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Most of the best programmers are egotistical introverts. If a man is not proud
of his programming then it will show. It is good to know that you are good and
that you can do great things.

All Hail the Chessprogrammers,


TJ

On January 19, 2003 at 13:37:43, Albert Bertilsson wrote:

>Hello! I'm a newcomer to the area of chess programming and I'm just curious why
>there are so many chess programmers.
>
>So why do you do it?
>a) The money I make from it.
>b) The challange in writing a good chess engine is so entertaining.
>c) To beat a particular chess playing friend.
>d) To beat the human race and prove computers are better (at chess at least).
>e) Because I'm so good at it.
>f) I've got nothing else to do.
>g) Some one talked me into it.
>h) Something else.
>
>I've started because "g", and will continue at least for a while because of "b".
>
>I'd really like to hear your reason.
>
>/Regards Albert Bertilsson
>
>Author of #Chess.



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