Author: John Lowe
Date: 00:33:48 12/30/02
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On December 30, 2002 at 02:30:17, Russell Reagan wrote: >On December 30, 2002 at 01:39:00, Sally Weltrop wrote: > >>Ed, >>Just wondering if Rebel will continue and who will perpetuate your work? > >I believe he said he is retired from chess programming in the past, but no one >really believed he was done for good (the door to continue working was still >open). I think I recall him saying that by "giving away his secrets", this is a >kind of bridge burning to show that he is really done working on computer chess. > >I guess now everyone will perpetuate his work :-) I think it's absolutely >wonderful what he is doing. Of course, I'm like Ed...I don't have any time to >work on computer chess either :-/ Maybe when I retire like Ed I can start >working seriously on computer chess :-) I was over 40 when I started programming - some people were surprised that one so "old" could do that. At about 45 with a "new" QL and no programming tools I wrote a hand assemler in basic and a chess program with it in a matter of weeks. My career got in the way........ :( Now in my sixties the speed has gone. It will take me a while (days) to mull over an algorithm - then a "suck it and see" phase. I'll put bugs in the code and only spot them by tracing. Most irritating of all I sometimes overwrite live code by mis-typing the memory address for my new code..... Don't wait for your retirement before you start working seriously on computer chess - your best years (in terms of ability) come before then. Do it for fun and do it now :) John
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