Author: Tom Likens
Date: 12:19:52 05/28/05
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On May 28, 2005 at 14:46:05, Alexander chessplayer wrote: >Can anybody list ALL purposes why people steel create more and more chess >engines? Hello Alexander, For me there is *always* a new programming challenge or technique to either learn or try. In general, I enjoy creating things (it's also why I became an engineer) and chess programming, along with the other things I pursue in my life fulfill that need, to a lesser or greater extent. I also enjoy the competition and interaction with other programmers (who are almost all universally decent people--opinionated, certainly, but how boring would they be otherwise). The exchange of ideas is also alluring and enjoyable. In addition, one of the largest surprises to me, was the energy and devotion of the individuals running the various computer chess tournaments on the web. Most people have no real appreciation of the work required to run these tournaments and almost all of them do it for free (incredible when you really stop and consider it). I've exchanged emails with a number of these people and it's obvious they really care about what we programmers create, which is gratifying considering the long (mostly thankless) hours that go into the developement of even a weak program. Their bug reports and helpful hints have certainly made my own poor engine much much better. Anyway, I'm sure there are as many other reasons as there are programmers, but these are some of my main motivations. regards, --tom
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