Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 16:40:50 11/19/02
Go up one level in this thread
On November 19, 2002 at 17:09:10, David Dory wrote: >On November 19, 2002 at 16:31:43, Bob Durrett wrote: > >> >>I hope this is not the end. There must be something BETTER. > >There's more to bitboards than first meets the eye, Bob. It will take you "A >While" to really "get" the subtleties involved. > >That being said, 0x88 may be more to your liking, or perhaps some combo of the >old and something new that hasn't been thought of yet. > >What do you like when you look at various source code programs? >Have you peeked at Gerbil's code? I know this is going to make me sound like a real radical or wierdo, but I intend to do it MY way, i.e. program my own original ideas, BEFORE looking at how someone else did/does it. Recently, I published a brief idea here for a "legal move list generator." Programming that is my first priority. I have no doubt that my ideas will not be as good as the others, because I respect the opinions of the people here who "have already been there." So, AFTER I have tried out my own ideas, then I'll try to do all of the other ways. Also, I will be better prepared to understand what's been said here after struggling with the problems on my own. I mean no disrespect! But I MUST do original work, or programming will be no fun. Copying someone else's work would be like using a chess engine to select my moves for me when playing chess at ICC. Incidentally, I'm about half through that thesis. [It's a pity that all theses are a "required hoop to be jumped through to get a degree." A tutorial text would have been much more useful.] The chess engine book and C programming book have not arrived yet from Amazon.com. When they do, I will go through them, even at the risk of having my mind "corrupted" by what I read. Again, no disrespect to the authors intended, I assure you. Bob D. > >I've seen a few that I just really don't like (TSCP for one), and I've seen a >few that I really LIKE. (Beowoulf) > >Now TSCP is fine, it's just I don't think like Tom (the author), who's very >experienced at chess programming, (he had already written a very strong program >before he wrote TSCP), and so he whipped up TSCP in a few hours. > > >Once you look at several programs, you'll find out which idea's you like and >don't like, and then you've got a compass for where you want to go, with your >own program. > >Good luck, > >David > >P.S. >I wouldn't fear the "dark ages" arising from bitboard usage, just yet.
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.