Author: David Mitchell
Date: 17:19:08 06/09/04
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On June 09, 2004 at 15:07:55, William H Rogers wrote: >When I first wrote my program which was in Basic there was no source codes to >look at. Did it all from scratch, however, a move generator is a move generator >and unless they are using hash codes or mailboxes they should all look pretty >much the same. One of the main things in chess programs is the evaluate >function. These differ in almost every chess program written, so as long as >people just examine the coding on moving, alpha-beta, etc. it should not matter. >I only wish that I had had some ones elses code to look at when I first >attempted to write mine. Why should someone have to re-invent the wheel every >time they start a similiar project? >Bill Why you ask? Answer is, so you can learn to build a damn fine wheel, all by yourself. There's a big difference between learning to build your own wheel, and watching someone else's wheel just roll on by you. If you can't code up a move generator, you aren't ready to code up a chess program, clearly. Why not grab a book to study or even take a class? dave
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