Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 11:52:02 03/07/01
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On March 07, 2001 at 12:33:07, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >On March 07, 2001 at 09:56:59, James Swafford wrote: > >>On March 07, 2001 at 03:51:15, Slater Wold wrote: > >>>Robert Hyatt gives the computer chess community so much. He is an assistant >>>professor, he is a moderator here @ CCC, he hosts the crafty mailing list, he >>>answers all his e-mail regarding crafty, he offers us his hard work, his years >>>of knowledge, his dedication. And never asks anything more than to not play >>>"Crafty" on ICC or FICS more than 4 times in a row. (A wish that most people >>>don't respect.) >> >>What does being a professor have to do with his contributions to computer >>chess? But he has made a lot of contributions, no doubt... >> > >I thing that being a professor does not necessarily has to do with "computer >chess" but has to do with "contributions". You can make a heck of a lot more money in the industry. My sister taught college and I also taught one quarter at a junior college. She tripled her salary by going elsewhere (but eventually went back to teaching) and I taught just for fun -- I knew that there was no money in it. It is easy to make at far more money on the outside. When I retire from "regular" work, I would like to teach at a junior college again -- one class per quarter. At any rate, I think teaching is the noblest of all professions. Without teachers, where will the doctors come from? Where will the scientists come from? Where will the engineers come from? I think probably his most valuable contribution is his contribution as a teacher. We should also consider his effort at teaching how to write computer chess programs. If you add up all the posts he has made on the topic, I am sure it will be staggering. He has patiently answered a large number of my personal emails. I imagine that experience is multiplied many times over for others. For 99% of the "wanna-be" chess programmers, Dr. Hyatt is the most important figure out there. There are many others who are also crucial, and I do not mean to slight them. But his contributions are the largest.
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