Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 07:21:42 07/25/04
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On July 24, 2004 at 22:20:08, Peter Skinner wrote:
>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
There is truth and wisdom in what you say above.
Christophe
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