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Subject: Re: How Greedy is your Program? Good Positional Test!

Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba

Date: 08:25:24 04/17/99

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On April 17, 1999 at 04:28:58, Ernst Walet wrote:

>But it can be fun to watch, can't it?
>
>Ernst-J.

	Yes, it can be fun. And having fun is just about the most important thing for
me (:
	I mean, there is nothing wrong about programs trying to solve test postions.
But their results in solving those positions do not allow us to conclude
anything about their strength.
	I admit that they can help the programmers to improve the programs, but not by
looking at the score at testsuites and trying to improve it; but by looking at
why the program fails to solve some positions and finding out how to correct the
deficiences of the program without spoiling the program in general.
José.



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