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

Author: Graham Laight

Date: 08:49:20 01/16/02

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Has anyone tried C--?

It looks ideal for the job to me.

Should produce small efficient code, and yet have the benefit of readability.

One drawback - it hasn't been updated since 1996 - so may well be out of date.

See http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10085-100-860223.html

-g

On January 13, 2002 at 01:53:02, emerson tan wrote:

>What's the best computer language to program a chess software in terms of speed
>of execution? Is it FORTRAN? C++? C? or any other language I dont know? What are
>the advantages and disadvantages of each language? What languages does FRITZ,
>SHREDDER, REBEL, TIGER, JUNIOR, HIARCS, CRAFTY, CHESSMATER AND OTHER FAMOUS
>PROGRAMS USE?
>
>Thanks



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