> Here we go again. You two seem to place
> your own /convenience/ ahead of such things
> as getting meaningful results. Try playing
> the two programs against one another on
> two separate machines, so there is **no
> possibility** of what is discussed above.
In fact, I place a high value on my convenience as I am not paid to
evaluate GitClub, and anything I do is likely to be rough and ready.
But despite your clever comments, a little thought shows that doing a
true scientific evaluation in a home environment is extremely
difficult. To really do things correctly, a laboratory environment,
with a pair of identically configured machines, would be necessary.
Additional knowledge about the workings of the two programs being
competed would also be required --- answering the question, for
instance, of whether one machine thinks on the other machine's time
has nothing to do with whether the contest takes place on one physical
box or two, though the effect on the results will definitely differ.
Often, from the available user options and the available
documentation, it is not at all clear what is going on, and detailed
monitoring could be required to determine the answers.
My goal has been simply to provide anecdotal information, not
scientific test results for which my home environment is not well
suited. Enough anecdotal information, however, may at least give some
idea of the strength of GitClub. This is the difference between
scientific method, which requires controlled conditions and sufficient
data, and intelligence analysis, which recognizes that complete
information can't be gathered and draws conclusions --- at times
erroneous to be sure --- from what is available and what actually
*can* be gathered.
But constantly running into bugs has soured my enthusiasm. While I
have been able to finish some games with GC, spending an hour of
precious spare time only to find yet another frustrating bug is not
what I wish to do any longer. However, if you are indeed willing, and
are equipped for laboratory grade testing, and you will do it merely
for a supply of Twinkies and Ding Dongs, I am sure something can be
worked out.
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