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

Author: David Rasmussen

Date: 00:15:39 12/11/01

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On December 10, 2001 at 18:43:43, David Hanley wrote:

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>I don't mean to rag on c, i'm still just pointing out there's some advantages to
>be found in other languages that might be more important than the speed tradeoff
>if you don't need to code a world-class engine.
>
>dave

And it is a really good point, I think. I am just turning it around and saying:
You can write well-structured, "short" programs in C++ (_not_ C), if you
_choose_ not to focus on performance. That is a good excercise for anybody, I
think.

/David



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