Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 21:58:29 07/20/00
Go up one level in this thread
On July 21, 2000 at 00:01:27, Dann Corbit wrote: >On July 20, 2000 at 23:40:34, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >[snip] >> >>TSCP is also open source and it took zero effort from me. >> >>I guess Bob should take some lessons from me. >> >>Hey, seeing as TSCP is open source, I guess I must be one of the top 5 chess >>programmers too. > >I don't put you in that category. I have at least 40 chess program source codes >(actually I have not counted but it's probably a lot more than that.) >Apparently, posting free source is not good enough. > >However, for someone who has never tried to write a chess program, TSCP is the >first source code they should look at. > >I think if you put out a tinker-toy, you won't be all that caught up in having >to offer hundreds of explanations. If it is a nuclear reactor, you are likely >to find a few more inquiries. My point is that giving away your source code doesn't necessarily make you a better programmer. Saying that Bob Hyatt is one of the top 5 chess programmers (partially) because Crafty is open source is bogus. -Tom
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.