Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 21:16:29 05/17/00
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On May 17, 2000 at 23:26:52, Christophe Theron wrote: >On May 17, 2000 at 17:29:17, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>On May 15, 2000 at 15:31:51, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On May 15, 2000 at 05:19:55, Jason Williamson wrote: >>> >>>>On May 14, 2000 at 22:39:26, Dave Gomboc wrote: >>>> >>>>>On May 13, 2000 at 17:16:34, Christophe Theron wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On May 13, 2000 at 06:23:15, Dave Gomboc wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On May 13, 2000 at 05:24:37, Graham Laight wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Let's take a look at the points in favour of Crafty in the year 2000: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>* Popular opinion is that Crafty has recently made big improvements >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>* The author (Bob) is the world's most experienced parallel processor chess >>>>>>>>programmer >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>* Only recently have people started writing parallel processor programs for PCs >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>* Bob is now tuning his program to play at tournament time controls >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>2000 could be Crafty's best chance ever... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I think Crafty's best chance was last year, when Bob could have brought a big >>>>>>>Alpha before most people were doing SMP at all. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Dave >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Which is not a very kind remark for Crafty, if you think about what you are >>>>>>implying... :) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Christophe >>>>> >>>>>I'm implying that Bob had the chance for a bigger hardware edge at WCCC 1999 >>>>>than I think he will have in the next WCCC, which IMO would have increased the >>>>>odds of him winning. I'm not sure what you read into my statement, but >>>>>basically I'm just saying that I believe that a factor of ten in hardware is >>>>>still reasonably important. >>>>> >>>>>Dave >>>>Seems to me that Bob will reassert his hardware edge with the beuwolf cluster. >>>>:) Not to many of you guys will be able to put together a beast like that. >>> >>> >>> >>>Makes me wonder if we play the same game. I'm not sure anymore. >>> >>> >>> Christophe >> >><shrug> Bob's research work is in parallel and distributed algorithms. >>Computer chess is a high-performance application that is entertaining to program >>and serves as a good testbed for ideas. Other computer chess software >>developers (such as yourself) come from different perspectives, so I suppose >>it's natural for you to have that sort of question. >> >>Dave > > > >Right. I find it more interesting to fight in order to take the best possible >advantage of the hardware we currently have than trying to be the first one to >make the best use of the hardware we will (maybe) have in 5 years (or more, or >never). > >I'm a software developper. I fight with my software, not with my hardware. > >I guess Bob's approach is as useful as mine anyway, but it's clear we have >different philosophies about life. > > Christophe Okay, but the "hardware [you] will (maybe) have in 5 years" is the "hardware [Bob] currently [has]". ;-) Dave
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