Re: [computer-go] citation

[Harry Wang <foreversoldier@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Anyway, that was a fun (and useless) discussion!
> 

:-) Yes, this is a fun discussion. But I guess it
shows how many different views we still have in Go /
computer Go community. 

Still, from my perspective as a Go player, "ladder"
must have the shape of a stairway. Even though it can
mutate into other shapes due to interference of stones
on its path. After all, Go players saw the shape of a
ladder first, and then created a term afterwards. 

>From my computer science perspective, I can understand
why a definition that includs the ladder shape and
many other Go formations together would be easier for
programming. 

So I wouldn't call the following shape a ladder even
if someone writes that as a shape of a ladder in a
book.

Now I understand some of your (and some others) points
of view. For that knowledge, I thank you!

-harry



> >    well, I bet there are many ways to illustrate
> why
> >    John's definition is wrong. Let me me just
> start with
> >    a simple example:
> >
> > $$  -----------------------------------------
> > $$  | . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . |
> > $$  | . . . . . O O O . . . . . . . . . . . |
> > $$  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
> 
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