Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 18:52:36 05/01/00
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On May 01, 2000 at 19:20:46, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On May 01, 2000 at 18:44:04, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>I believe that ponder=on and ponder=off are two different things. I don't >>know how it will affect the results, because I don't spend any time testing >>against anyone with ponder=off. But I do know that ponder=off is _not_ tested >>very well in my code because I consider it pointless to use it except for >>testing/debugging. If it affects others like it does me, then perhaps the >>games are 'valid'. If they have tested ponder=off to any degree, then the >>tests are not valid. > >Thanks for your answers. I can't promise not to use ponder off, but this is due >to my hardware. However, I'll promise that I won't bother you with statements >like: Crafty isn't that strong with ponder off :o). > >>I think a lot of the 'testing' is all about trying to prove that Crafty can't >>play chess. IE you start out with a conclusion, then you try to find a way to >>make that conclusion happen... > >I didn't think that at first, but when information like the exclusion of >learning and the selectivity of results starts to appear, I'm getting suspicious >too. > >Sincerely, >Mogens Or comments like "It lost 5-15, that is about what I expected." But then "it won 12-8, so something must be wrong, I'll look further." that sort of 'says it all', IMHO.
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