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Subject: Re: Crafty not that strong (2)

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 15:49:04 04/24/00

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On April 24, 2000 at 15:56:37, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On April 24, 2000 at 15:43:24, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>[snip]
>>Here's my question. If pondering=off cripples Crafty so badly to the point that
>>Bob Hyatt has to write dozens of posts about it, why doesn't he just do
>>something to fix it? I mean, surely the time spent writing all those posts could
>>have been put to better use.
>
>That makes a great deal of sense if Dr. Hyatt were writing crafty to make people
>happy who want to play engine verses engine matches on a single machine.
>However, he does not play it that way and it is contrary to his purposes.
>
>Do you alter your programs to make them do what others wish even when it does
>not coincide with your desires?

Yes.

-Tom



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