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Is there a summary of the algorithms he used anywhere? I don't see how it was the language that won the competition, rather than the code he wrote in it.
Looks like alpha beta with a good evaluation function, move ordering, and a changing depth parameter (not sure about this one, though).
A better title: "3 Time Winner of Computer Games Olympiad Wins Yet Another Contest".
Not a bad article, but did you have to make the title a Lisp promotion fest?
Cargo cultism at its finest
Bocsimako is the proof that Lisp is best for AI algorithms Cargo cultism at its finest
After seeing Gábor’s performance, many participants commented that they would be taking a new look at the 50 year old language. “Bocsimako is the proof that Lisp is best for AI algorithms,” quipped one player.
one player.
A better title: "3 Time Winner of Computer Games Olympiad Wins Yet Another Contest".
Can't believe this Reddit quality comment is getting any upvotes. Google AI Challenge is "Yet Another Contest"? Though you may not be surprised, he is, http://quotenil.com/Planet-Wars-Post-Mortem.html/ .
Bocsimako is the proof that Lisp is best for AI algorithms Cargo cultism at its finest
Gabor Melis is a seriously smart guy, and probably would have kicked ass in any language.
That said, I'm going to pull out that phrase next time someone says 'Java/C# is good for Enterprise', or 'C++ is good for video games', or 'C is good for systems programming'.
Cargo cultism indeed.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can't believe this Reddit quality comment is getting any upvotes. Google AI Challenge is "Yet Another Contest"? Though you may not be surprised, he is, http://quotenil.com/Planet-Wars-Post-Mortem.html/ .
The point is that he won because he's a great programmer, not because he used Lisp.