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Subject: Re: Shredder 5

Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Date: 09:26:16 11/18/00

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On November 18, 2000 at 08:54:19, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote:

>Hi Stefan,
>
>for me it would be very interesting to hear about developing process of
>Shredder.
>
>What tools are you using ? For me MSVC6 and VTune are sitting on my desktop.

MSVC6 only.

>After some code change, do you run test suits and self matches ? What is more
>important ?

I do not run tests suits, only to check if I have broken something in a new
version. I think best is to watch a game live like it is done at tournament.

> Do you sometimes watch the games or only look at the reults? I have
>read an interview with Fritz's dad he says he was wasting too much time watching
>games.

Yes, I have read this too, and I think he his right.
If I am working on Shredder and have an autoplayer match running next to me, the
temptation is very high to look at the games all the time and gets distracted
from work.


>
>When do you work best, in the morning or at night ? :)

Usually I do not work at nights.

>If you have an idea that doesn't work out, do you try different implementations
>or try the next idea first and maybe come back later ?

Yes, this happens, but there is no rule, but I would say that usually I am
working on one thng at a time only.

>
>Ok, one last question, this time on topic: remember my suggestion for Shredder
>to set itself to an "optimal" hash setting, did that work out ?

Sorry, please remind me.

Stefan

>Keep up the good work !
>
>Georg :)



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