Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 16:48:57 08/29/03
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On August 29, 2003 at 07:28:57, Joost Buijs wrote: if clearing hashtable is what you do, then your program is *completely* outdated or has a few simple bugs. >On August 28, 2003 at 21:26:25, Robin Smith wrote: > >>On August 28, 2003 at 10:49:06, Joost Buijs wrote: >> >>>Normally how bigger the hastable the better it is. >>>However, the problem is that the hashtable has to be ajusted or cleared >>>inbetween moves, if the table gets very big this will cost noticeable time. >>>If you play games from lets say 3 mins/game you have on average 2 or 3 >>>secs/move. If clearing your table takes a big part of this it can easely >>>degradate performance. >> >>Most programs no longer clear hashtables between moves. Why throw away >>information? > >I think it is a matter of taste. My program performs about equal with or without >clearing the tables. Without clearing I had some nasty problems, specially in >the endgame. Thats why I still clear the tables between moves. > >> >>Robin
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