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I won't lie: all of this was incredibly difficult and time consuming to learn. Homeschooling was a double edged sword. On one hand, I had five to six extra hour
by pattrn 9y ago
I won't lie: all of this was incredibly difficult and time consuming to learn. Homeschooling was a double edged sword. On one hand, I had five to six extra hours per day for activities like this; on the other hand, I had no teacher, so I relied on Barnes and Noble and rare internet access. It took many years to reach even a basic level of competence. Sixteen year old me also found most things quite difficult :).
That said, the page definitely lacks the rigor necessary to communicate the concepts used in the chess engine -- another downside of my education. My parents emphasized engineering related subjects over everything else, which held back the development of my writing while accelerating subjects like math. You can see that pretty clearly in the descriptions on the site. Regardless, the terminology is correct, so it's easy to find a more clear explanation by searching for it elsewhere. Perhaps it's better to think of the descriptions as a poorly written glossary.
Talking about this brings me back to a time where I wrote software because it satisfied a burning passion, and not because it paid the bills. I still enjoy it, but with less intensity. Maybe that will return if I can get into AI again.
Thank you for the kind words! I've thoroughly enjoyed this conversation.