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Subject: Re: UCI versus Winboard

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 02:51:25 08/21/02

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On August 21, 2002 at 05:25:47, Russell Reagan wrote:

>On August 21, 2002 at 05:03:29, Bas Hamstra wrote:
>
>>>You say so now. But my UCI code is 400 lines, clean, and rock-solid. That is
>>simply impossible with Winboard. That says something about the protocols.

>I think you're talking to the wrong person if you're trying to convince Bob that
>UCI is superior. He has already made his dislike of it well known, and since it
>is 100% a matter of opinion (IE you can't *prove* UCI is better), I think you're
>fighting a losing battle.

There are things that are not a matter of opinion, In my opinion :-). For
instance, In UCI, it is not straightforward to do some techniques for learning.
Alos, creativity about different pondering methods is almost impossible.
IMHO, UCI is a good protocol for anaylis, but for engine-engine matches it has a
design that limits the engine.

Regards,
Miguel

>
>By the way, TSCP's Winboard code is 157 lines, clean, and rock-solid. So much
>for "impossible".
>
>Russell



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