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Subject: Re: WCCC Guessing Game -Shredder

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 12:17:54 08/11/05

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On August 11, 2005 at 15:15:30, Uri Blass wrote:

>On August 11, 2005 at 14:58:15, Thomas Logan wrote:
>
>>Shreder - Junior or Junior - Shredder
>>
>>First and second
>>
>>I give Shredder the edge
>>
>>The luck factor and limited number of games is the only thing
>>
>>that can keep Shredder from the title once again
>
>I think that you forget improvement factor.
>The public version do not play in the tournament.
>
>You have no knowledge about myfute and it may surprise all and take the title.
>You have no knowledge to know that Junior did not improve significantly more
>than shredder.
>
>I guess that it is not the case but I can be sure of nothing.
>
>>
>>When the highest three rated programs on the rating list are named Shredder
>>there is no way it can be said the other programs have caught up to Shredder
>>
>>Tom
>
>When all the versions are private you have no way to be sure which private
>program is the best.
>
>You also forget preperation against specific opponent that is not relevant in
>the ssdf but is relevant in WCCC.
>
>Uri


I can add that my opinion is that the improvement factor is clearly bigger
thanks to fruit and a lot of programmers learned to improve their program thanks
to looking at fruit's code.

Uri



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