Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 23:49:10 02/12/04
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On February 12, 2004 at 14:37:29, William H Rogers wrote: >Think about it Bob. If someone came up with a new idea in chess and tested it in >their own program, and because of that their program started beating all of >their opponents, do you really think that they would give away their secrets? Yes, I actually think so. In the past, most of the top programmers have kept their tricks secret in order to achieve a competitive advantage compared to other professionals. I think this is about to change. Most of the new chess programmers these days have "grown up" here on the CCC, where ideas, techniques and algorithms are discussed every day, and lots of experts patiently answers the questions of beginners. We also have access to lots of online tuturials and papers, as well as tons of free source code. If I ever invent some new and revolutionary idea (which is unfortunately very unlikely), I will of course share it with the community. Having received so much help from others, I would feel ashamed to keep my algorithms secret. I am fairly sure that most of the other members of the "CCC generation" would say the same. Tord
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