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Subject: Re: Any idea's on how long it takes to learn C++, then create a chessmonster

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 13:28:39 12/10/01

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On December 10, 2001 at 15:40:09, David Hanley wrote:

>
>Robert.
>
>Everyone had their chess program written in C/C++.
>
>I'd say use something else.  C/C++ is really a high-level assembler.  It
>sacrifices a lot of programmer time to make your code run faster.  But even
>running twice as fast won't make your prgoram a LOT stronger.  But it will make
>your programming take a LOT longer.

I have seen studies that indicate this generalization is not true.  See (for
instance):
http://wwwipd.ira.uka.de/~prechelt/Biblio/jccpprtTR.pdf

>If 1600 if your goal, you can do it in java, and a lot of your work will be a
>lot easier.  Java is plenty fast for a 1600 program on modern hardware.

This I will agree with.

>Also:
>
>smalltalk

Someday, someone may even invent a toolset that will work with it.
;-)

>lisp

Be prepared to purchase a new parenthesis key for your keyboard once a month.
;-)

>SML

What's SML?  Is it related to ML?

>Are all things to look at!
>
>dave



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