Author: James Robertson
Date: 08:53:51 04/19/99
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On April 18, 1999 at 03:16:23, Anatoli wrote: >Dear Friends ! >I want to start to learn a computer programming language. I can't do it full >time because I am very busy at my work. I have a dream to write a new chess >program in future. So, I met my friends and asked what sort of language they >would recommend. >As you can guess they sent me in different directions ! I found a book in >the local library "Visual Basic 4 for windows for dummies". Of course it is >quite old book because the latest version of Basic is 6. I started to read >it every evening and found it very interesting and simple for my >understanding (my native language is Russian). And the author give a good >hint. He writes if speed crucial, Visual Basic is not a wise choice. And he >recommends C++ or Delphi. I heard about these languages from my friends and >one of them strongly recommended Delphi. So, do you know which sort of >languages did use the authors of the famous chess programs like Fritz, >Crafty, Junior, Nimzo, e.t.c ? What language will you recommend for me to >learn ? I prefer to work with books alone then attend courses. Which books >would you recommend ? Maybe I will use the knowledge of this language to >change my future career. >Best wishes >Anatoli I agree with everyone else: use C, and/or C++. Regardless of what people say, until you get to pointers and some aspects of arrays, C is actually simpler than Basic, and a lot simpler if you factor in the wierd nonsensical quirks of VBasic. Also, C uses many fewer English words than VB, so it will be easier to understand. But your English sounds fine, so you would have no trouble with it anyway. :) For the languages used by programs: Fritz is written in assembler, only something a lunatic would do. Crafty is written in C. Junior is written in C (maybe C++). I don't know about Nimzo, but I stronly suspect it is a C/C++ program too. Hope this helps! James
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