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Subject: Re: Retired Chess Programmers Should Write Books How To Create Chess Program

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 08:58:56 04/16/01

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On April 16, 2001 at 08:25:01, Eran wrote:

>Since good books for beginners in chess programming do not exist nowadays, I
>suggest that any retired talented chess programmer writes books. I am sure this
>will be a lot beneficial to any beginner in chess programming. Chess programming
>should be based on VC6++ MFC programming for it may be the most efficient
>programming, but it can be based on other programming languages as well.
>
>I hope some longtime chess programmers have considered it. It is worth a try.
>
>Eran

Only about ten people should buy them, or not many more. Is chess programing
meaned to become a popular sport? What about finding the people to enjoy each
program to its fullest?
 I think we only need a few good programs to choose from, something for every
purpose and person, and that should not be too many, unless many of the programs
the users are just doing a favour to the ametuer programmers by agreeing to use
them.
 So the old programmers can write down their discoveries in formula form, and
teach by word of mouth by appointment, perhaps.
 If 100,000 copies would be sold, that's something else, why? does every second
person want to try to knock together a program just for interest?
(I'm all for it, but I would have thought it would have a very restricted
market).
S.Taylor



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