Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 15:49:00 06/02/00
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On June 02, 2000 at 11:10:29, KarinsDad wrote: >On June 02, 2000 at 09:34:22, Daniel Clausen wrote: > >>Hi >> >>Note: This is very off-topic on CCC so if you're looking for something chess- >> related, press your back-button. :) > > >I've always disagreed with this viewpoint. If I have a bug in my computer chess >program, then resolving that bug is computer chess related. Regardless of >whether it is a compiler problem, an algorithm problem, or any other type of >programming problem. Otherwise, this place would be called the Chess Club (for >playing computer chess, not for programming it), IMO. I read KD's original post and thought it was fine, mainly because I assumed KD was working on his chess program and ran into a problem. Okay, I really wouldn't like to see 100 messages about C++ specifics, but I don't have a problem with someone who is writing chess (or similar, e.g. othello) software asking for some help. Nonetheless, it's probably true that KD could get better feedback in comp.lang.c++.moderated. There have already been a few things said that, to the best of my knowledge, are clearly incorrect. But I think that all I'll say at this point is that the ISO C++ standard specifies proper behaviour, that some compilers in common use today are very far from compliance, and that people using those compilers shouldn't make claims about the capabilities and/or limitations of C++ based upon what their compiler does or doesn't do. Dave
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