Author: Andreas Guettinger
Date: 19:35:08 11/17/02
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On November 17, 2002 at 19:30:47, Bob Durrett wrote: > > > >If it takes one year to write and debug 25,000 lines of code, [in Rookie 2], >then how much more in modern successful chess engines? I assume the GUI is not >so bad. > >If the answer comes out to be 50,000 or 100,000 lines of code, then this may be >a lifetime project? > >What am I missing? > >Just Xerox Crafty and rename it? [ A joke ] > >Bob D. Depends on how many time you can spend. If you have 1-2 hrs per week like me then it's a life time hobby, yes. If it is your research project and you can spend 30+ hrs a week then 50'000 lines of code is not much. Important is to go for small and easy targets at the beginning. Using 0x88 you can easily get a move generator within a week of about 1000 lines of code. regards Andy
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