Author: Marc van Hal
Date: 11:49:18 11/16/00
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On November 16, 2000 at 14:11:48, Amir Ban wrote: >On November 16, 2000 at 09:07:23, walter irvin wrote: > >>to me programs fall into 2 list bean counters and knowledge based . >>bean counters >>fritz >>junior >>nimzo >>lg2000a >> >>knowledge based >>shredder >>hiarcs >>rebel >>tiger >>diep >>crafty >>king >> >>now you would think that the knowledge based programs would destroy bean >>counters .but that is usually not the case .bean counters are some of the best >>and strongest .which makes me wonder if trying to put so much knowledge in a >>program really makes it better .i think that depth of search would count for >>more than knowledge . > >The term "knowledge based" is traditionally used in the field to excuse the poor >performance of a program by its programmer or its fans. In extreme cases (cf. >Botvinnik) it was used to excuse the failure of a program to play any games. > >The label gained acceptance because of the wide misconception that understanding >of positions necessarily comes at a great cost of speed. > >Amir What is precisly ment here by bean counters?
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