Re: I am new and want to say hi...

[Tim Klinger <klinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:13 PM 2/24/99 -0800, you wrote:
>I am getting into more complicated areas in my Computer Science degree in
>college. I was wondering how dificult it would be to write a Go-playing
>program that would play at say a 15k level consistantly???

Writing a go program of that strength is a pretty involved undertaking.
One important consideration in how you approach the problem is how
seriously you desire consistency.  Even the best programs available today
are inconsistent by human standards.

>Are there any resourses on the web that could provide me with some clues to
>this puzzling challenge.

There are lots of places to read about computer go.  Here are a few -- I'm
sure someone else will post with a more comprehensive list.  Read it all
with a critical mind and form your own opinions.  There is no canon in
computer go.

http://www.usgo.org/computer/
http://www.reiss.demon.co.uk/webgo/compgo.htm
http://cns.nyu.edu/~mechner/compgo/
http://www.cip.physik.uni-muenchen.de/~enz/biblio.html

Good Luck!

--Tim