Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 16:43:49 11/12/03
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On November 12, 2003 at 16:28:56, Frank Quisinsky wrote: >Hi Mogens, > >maybe we should be delete our official readme / buglist and support forum. >Should be delete our ASA and all is OK :-) > >Do you think that in the other GUIs have no mistakes? >Check the update list by Tim Mann after new versions! > >Try the new Arena version and I am sure you will like Arena's WB/UCI support. > >I cann't understand that people will have a bugfree program. If Arena is bugfree >we have 1.00000 users and all are happy. But we need 1.00000 users in the time >of development (much more important), not if the product are ready. > >Thinking about it and help us to make Arena better! >You are welcome! Hey Frank, I'm not claiming that Arena is buginfested or poorly programmed. It is obviously still under development and improving, judging by the latest version. My point of view, as someone devoting a great deal of spare time to experiments with WinBoard engines, is the need for reliability. I want to avoid troubles with checking numerous settings, engine problems and potential bugs in new features. Arena is much too complex for my essential use. Initially, I was hoping for an improvement in terms of graphics and UCI support compared to WinBoard. Nothing more. Fast, simple and compact. My concern is (and was) that the development of new features overshadows fixing old bugs. The philosophy is a virtually bugfree kernel before adding extensions like elo calculation, tournaments and windows with checkboxes en masse. In short. I don't have as much time as I used to. Therefore I need a product that works. At the moment I'm a consumer, not a tester. I've done my share of testing. That is why I prefer WinBoard, though the viewpoint may change. Maybe with Arean 1.0. Regards, Mogens
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