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Aleks Peshkov
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Post by Aleks Peshkov Wed Jul 16, 2014 4:39 pm
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void Board::setPieces(const unsigned short state[]) {
//set pieces in separate arrays for every piece
for(short i = 0; i < 64; ++i) {
if(state[i] == BLANK) { //Blank square
continue; //Do nothing
}
else if(state[i] == WPAWN) {
Board::WP[i] = WPAWN;
}
...
//Copy state to allBoard:
for (short n = 0; i < 64; i++) {
Board::allBoard[i] = state[i];
}
}
} Sorry, it is impossible to create any complex program with that kind of code.
vittyvirus
Posts: 646Joined: Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:30 pmFull name: Fahad Syed
Post by vittyvirus Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:59 am
Aleks Peshkov wrote: Code: Select all
void Board::setPieces(const unsigned short state[]) {
//set pieces in separate arrays for every piece
for(short i = 0; i < 64; ++i) {
if(state[i] == BLANK) { //Blank square
continue; //Do nothing
}
else if(state[i] == WPAWN) {
Board::WP[i] = WPAWN;
}
...
//Copy state to allBoard:
for (short n = 0; i < 64; i++) {
Board::allBoard[i] = state[i];
}
}
} Sorry, it is impossible to create any complex program with that kind of code.
So what? Complicated doesn't mean the best? Or does it..?
Angrim
Posts: 97Joined: Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:16 pmLocation: Forks, WAFull name: Ben Nye
Post by Angrim Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:31 am
chess programs are unavoidably complex. Which makes tidy and careful programming more important for them than for simpler programs where there is more room for errors.
vittyvirus
Posts: 646Joined: Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:30 pmFull name: Fahad Syed
Post by vittyvirus Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:38 am
Angrim wrote: chess programs are unavoidably complex. Which makes tidy and careful programming more important for them than for simpler programs where there is more room for errors.
This code was just supposed to be a starting point, you know..
