Author: Stephen A. Boak
Date: 21:53:37 05/21/03
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On May 21, 2003 at 08:50:15, Uri Blass wrote: > >That tells us that testers were simply lazy at that time and did not try all >combination of changing one parameter. > >Ed found that reducing the chess knowledge of Rebel from 100 to 25 helps but no >tester was able to find it. > >Uri Let's think. How many combinations of single parameters & values are there? How many single parameters can be adjusted on CM9000? How many possible numerical settings on each parameter can be used? Multiply the figures. Call this result 'A'. How many games will it take, at each single parameter & value combination, to determine if that setting is an improvement? What will the test be? Test Suite, Actual Game play? How long does it take to 'be sure' if using Actual Game play? If using Test Suite, how many minutes or hours for running the Suite one time. Call this answer 'B'. Multiply 'A' times 'B'. What is the total minutes or hours? Now let's think again. Is it laziness, or a lack of time (Game Play or Test Suites) or something else? It is easier say 'lazy' than to be not lazy. Regards, --Steve
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