Re: what is the best language for go:=?utf-8?q?Re=3A=09=5Bcomputer-go=5D=09Score=09estimating?=

[Paul Pogonyshev <pogonyshev@xxxxxxx>]

Don Dailey wrote:

> My point  is that  GNUGO is fast  only because  it's written in  a low
> level language.  There is a  big tradeoff because even though you have
> more power of expression and fewer  bugs in a high level language, you
> have  a compensating  factor, a  slow program!   Ultimately that  is a
> limit too.

I'm not following this discussion closely, but also consider this point:
when you write a Go program, you have to do _lots_ of testing, like
feeding your program a set of problems over and over again as you tweak
your algorithms.  Speed of execution here directly influences your rate
of programming, because you have to wait for the results to know what to
do next.  Full set of regression tests GNU Go uses can take over 3 hours
of CPU time depending on your machine.

Paul
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