Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 13:23:00 04/08/99
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On April 08, 1999 at 13:12:08, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>On April 08, 1999 at 12:19:42, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On April 08, 1999 at 00:32:52, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>>
>>>On April 07, 1999 at 21:47:25, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>>Yeah... Imagine: from tic-tac-toe in Basic to chess in assembly!
>>>
>>>How many ELO do you feel writing in assembly is worth?
>>>
>>>Dave Gomboc
>>
>>-300 (you'll loose 300 elo points by choosing assembly) :)
>>
>>If I had written Tiger in assembly it would still be in the state it was 5 years
>>ago. Being able to modify what I want easily and quickly is really important. My
>>basic work sessions are an evening long. If I can do something in an evening (or
>>in the night), I try it. If it is longer, I'll certainly not try it unless I am
>>SURE I will gain something from it.
>>
>>The problem is that for 100 ideas you try there is maybe ONE that will work
>>great. I cannot imagine doing that in assembly. C Compilers are nowadays so well
>>optimized that it is good enough for me.
>
>I asked, because you said that you went from Tic-Tac-Toc in Basic to Chess in
>Assembly, and I thought, "he's nuts!" :-)
>
>> Christophe
>
>Dave Gomboc
Oh, yes! I see!
I should have added that it was on TRS-80 computer in 1982!
There was no good compiler available at that time. The only choice was to use
assembly!
When I began to work again on my chess program on PC (in 1988 then in 1992), I
have chosen to work in C.
Christophe
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