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Subject: Re: Open Source Chess Programs

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 03:35:28 06/08/05

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On June 07, 2005 at 14:07:13, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On June 07, 2005 at 13:54:26, Tord Romstad wrote:
>
>>On June 07, 2005 at 13:32:01, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>That's weird -- I had exactly the opposite experience.  I never really
>>understood
>>rotated bitboards before I saw Olithink.  I suppose different people just prefer
>>to learn in different ways.
>
>Maybe it's just an impression.  I only understood bitboards when I read some
>articles about them and never got the idea when I just read some code.
>
>I got the notion that people would have a hard time understanding Olithink's
>bitboards, but maybe I am wrong.

It wouldn't surprise me if this is just a question of different ways of
learning.  I am a mathematician, not a programmer.  Something compact,
crisp and precise without any noise or superfluous information is ideal
learning material for me.  Olithink fits the bill perfectly.

Tord




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