Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 19:20:08 07/24/04
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On July 24, 2004 at 15:44:25, Fernando Villegas wrote: >On the contrary, I would bet that Christophe Thèron is working hard in an >altogether new engine. My impression is that he arrived to the conclusion that >Tiger had already exhausted any chance to be improved along the original lines >of programming that were the trademark of it, so he is now after a new >paradigm. >Asmuch he is a very talented performer, I guees he will get it, but not after >long and hard work >Just my cent. >fernando I don't think Christophe had to start over. Even after two years since the last release Tiger 15.0 still does very well against all the _newest_ versions of it's rivals. Unlike most professional programmers, Christophe just doesn't release a new version "just because it's after the WCCC" or "Just because it is Christmas season". He prefers to have a significant increase in strength over the last version, and is patient enough to wait until that time. Personally I salute him for the actions he takes, instead of just bilking money from users every 6 months for an engine that shows no _real_ improvement. ie. Ruffian, Fritz 7 strength vs Fritz 8 strength. Then again I could just talking out of my ass, and Christophe is sitting back enjoying like and drinking like a TWA pilot before a flight :) Peter
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