Author: Joel
Date: 20:59:14 03/31/04
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Hey Russell, I don't see how any empirical test can prove an arbitrary move generator (a function which generates moves, no implementation details are implied) without having to try every possible board position, and compare against a omniscient database. eg, i write a movegen-by-cases kind of move generator, it takes several billion trilion gazillion lines, and there is one position which doesnt work! :) But that arguement is kind of ridiculus! What I mean to say is, unless you are prepared to mathematically prove the correctness of your move generator (and who could be bothered?) , I don't think there is many better ways than reading your code _well_, hand waving that it is correct, then testing it against _lots_ of positions against a known correct result. Just my thoughts, have a good day. Joel
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