Author: Jeff Anderson
Date: 21:48:09 02/12/00
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On February 12, 2000 at 23:50:18, Vincent Vega wrote: >I don’t see any other use for 90% of amateur programs than allowing their >authors to learn programming. While learning to program is a good motivation, >it appears that many experienced programmers are also creating Yet Another Chess >Program. The reason it’s such a waste of time is that most of them just use the >obvious pattern – single threaded, alpha-beta, fast searcher. Why? Because >it’s easy. But there are so many real challenges out there: big knowledge >programs, programs that play human-like, use of genetic algorithms, use of >neural nets, parallel programs, distributed programs, programs using pattern >recognition, algorithms for quantum computers, etc. that are waiting for >advances. Instead what we get is another Crafty-wannabe. Sigh. Yes, I agree with you. I don't think that much progress will be made in computer chess if everyone is just reinventing the same old wheel. What we need to do is to transcend the wheel. Once this can be done true advances in computer chess will be made. Jeff
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