Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 22:49:02 04/16/01
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On April 16, 2001 at 13:13:08, Eran wrote: >On April 16, 2001 at 11:58:56, stuart taylor wrote: > >>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 > >You are right. Maybe one can try to write and sell low-priced books to a small >group of beginners who want to understand very clear step by step instructions >about how to create chess programs effectively. > >The reason I offered it to the CCC members today is that the information about >any chess programming on the Internet was confusing, incomplete, or difficult >to understand. This can be frustrating and maybe cumbersome for beginners. So I >think nice complete instruction books will help beginners a lot. > >Eran I think this is a GREAT idea and i for one would buy such books, in a blink of an eye ;-) Regards Jonas
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