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Subject: Re: WHAT'S THE BEST COMPUTER LANGUAGE TO PROGRAM CHESS?

Author: Steve Maughan

Date: 02:42:29 01/13/02

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Emerson,

I use Delphi which is a Pascal like language.  It's compiled and runs quite
quickly, although maybe not as quickly as 'c' - the speed is a hotly debated
point.  It is a 'strong typed' language and so the compiler picks up quite a few
potential errors.  I would also say that Delphi probably does not have the same
steep learning curve as 'c' so you'll probably make progress a bit quicker.  The
language also has an int64 type which is good for bitboards and hash tables.  I
would say that if you're a biginner and wanting to learn as a hobby then Delphi
is a good way to go - certainly far better than Visual Basic IMHO.

Regards,

Steve



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