Author: José Carlos
Date: 23:52:55 11/15/01
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On November 15, 2001 at 16:24:10, Christophe Theron wrote: >On November 15, 2001 at 13:06:42, José Carlos wrote: > >>On November 15, 2001 at 12:20:37, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On November 15, 2001 at 12:06:24, Slater Wold wrote: >>> >>>>I heard it through the grapevine that Microsoft is working on a chess program. >>>> >>>>Nothing like Deep Blue, but something to rival Chessmaster, and I am guessing, >>>>Chessbase. >>>> >>>>With the money, resources, and brains at Microsoft, I think they have the >>>>ability to make one of the best chess programs on the market. They could afford >>>>to get the best GM's and use some of the best programmers in the world. >>>> >>>>I was curious on what the thoughts of this forum is, on such an idea. I know >>>>most people here don't like Microsoft, but please keep in mind I am asking for >>>>your input on a Microsoft chess program, not their business ethics. >>> >>> >>> >>>I guess that if Microsoft wanted to publish a chess program they would not >>>gather together GMs and programmers. >>> >>>They would just buy an existing chess program. >>> >>>Time has shown that it takes a lot of time (years) to build a strong chess >>>program, and that you do not need to involve grandmasters in the process. >>> >>>What you need the most is TIME. >>> >>>So I think that's the way they would do it: by buying an existing one. That's >>>what they do usually. >>> >>> >>> >>> Christophe >> >> What about hiring an experienced programmer to write a *new* chess program. >>For example, suppose Microsoft comes to you and offer a lot of money for you >>forget about Ed, ChessBase and the Tigers and start a new program for Microsoft. >>With your knowledge and experience how long would it take you to write a new top >>chess program which shouldn't be a clone of the Tigers? >> >> José C. > > > >Forget about it. That's not the way they do it. > >They BUY something that works in order to be on the market as quickly as >possible. > >I can't see them putting their energy in developping a chess program. They have >a huge task ahead with their .NET stuff. That represents much more money to >make. Chess? That's peanuts. > > > > Christophe I see, but my question was more "how much time takes an experienced programmer to write a completely new top program?". You said that it takes years but, is this also true for a programmer with a lot of experience years? José C.
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