Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 10:57:26 12/28/01
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On December 28, 2001 at 13:17:26, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On December 28, 2001 at 08:38:12, boyons wrote: > >>I want to start learning Computer Programming and thinking about writing a >>chess program using Visual Basic. Does this a good idea? I have some very basic >>knowledge in XBase Programming. Does anyone know a link for chess programming >>beginner. Thanks. > >Start with something simpler if you don't know what you are doing. Writing a >chess program is not incredibly hard, but it does require some technical skill. > >It is likely that you'll have more success and attain more satisfaction if you >try something less complex. If you really want to write a computer game >program, try backgammon. It is possible to write a backgammon program that can >beat a casual backgammon player often, without much difficulty. Another idea might be tic-tac-toe. Very simple game, and yet it can have advanced features like alpha-beta search.
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