Author: Ritter Rost
Date: 13:49:41 12/05/99
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>Then, when I have fixed something, I have a very long automatic procedure to >test if the fix has broken something in my program. Because the main problem is >that often what you consider as an improvement actually HURTS your program. > >This automatic procedure involves no commercial or amateur opponent. I have 4 >computers to achieve this task, but they are not connected to each other. No >auto232 involved at all. This sounds a lot like you are playing your new version against your previous one (unless you discovered the universal formula of chess or use 32-men tablebases). But doesn't this bear the danger of incest? A negative scoring against your previous version could hide a strong benefit against other programs (or humans). Auto232-ing would show that better, Ritter Rost
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