Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 04:43:34 05/26/02
Go up one level in this thread
On May 25, 2002 at 23:17:05, Dann Corbit wrote: >On May 25, 2002 at 22:01:24, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >[snip] > >>I do not say this. What I mean is, that they could even invest the same time in >>a better testing. With no big changes. >[snip] > >>Why not change a little bit of SSDF itself? > >What (exactly) are the changes you would have them make so that the list would >be better? Many answers already but let me just sum up a few little but important changes, which cost almost _nothing_, neither time nor money. °° same hardware for the new generation of the programs, older programs on older hardware at wish °° sam opponents all on same hardware; perhaps this looks difficult, but then SSDF must organize the testing periods in accordance with the existence of new software; in special it should be out of any sober imagination to test new programs on top hardware against some antique progs on slowest hardware °° same length of "matches"; it should be clear that 5 or 8 games is not a match, but this all happened in the history of SSDF °° a priori definition of the programme of the comming season by the staff °° a priori definition of the season itself, so that all companies know the deadline; afterwards wait state until the next test series This is just a first, very important choice. Others might find other points. Rolf Tueschen
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.