Gnubridge development

Interesting. I wasn't even aware I was invokin...

2011-01-23T12:59:57.436-08:00

Interesting. I wasn't even aware I was invoking BDD, I was just trying to make my unit tests more readable. Thanks for the clarification. I am now devoted to BDD.

Keep up the good work. I am not convinced yet you ...

2010-11-26T13:11:22.312-08:00

Keep up the good work. I am not convinced yet you will beat me in 2012. Hope to see you then.

It would be nice if one could reset the scores for...

2010-11-05T22:07:37.600-07:00

It would be nice if one could reset the scores for the game without restarting the program. Like starting a new game of bridge entirely. Also I agree with an above commenter, the parter horribly underbids sometimes.

can you play against other people or just against ...

2010-10-22T09:37:38.406-07:00

can you play against other people or just against the computer?

May I say that I am very appreciative that you hav...

2010-08-26T06:32:50.917-07:00

May I say that I am very appreciative that you have started this. Quick suggestion, if I may? A little clickable option to remind the user of the system being played would be nice. I know that it is a work in progress and that you aren't close to having a full convention system programmed. Given that I only pull this up every once in a while, I find myself having to look up which lesson you reached in Pavlicek's Lessons.

Also, being able to "claim" when the contract is in hand would be a big time saver.

It has been awhile, but I have a vague recollectio...

2010-07-26T19:35:45.528-07:00

It has been awhile, but I have a vague recollection that I tried this out and it did not lead to substantial improvements in practice (no more than 20%). I'll rerun the experiment some time this week and post the results - or maybe you can beat me to it.

While you're correct in that this isn't a ...

2010-07-26T17:03:21.344-07:00

While you're correct in that this isn't a good pruning strategy it is a vital move ordering strategy. You should always try the the lowest card first when you cannot win a trick. It will result in a significantly reduced tree size.

partner bidding is deplorable, especially as to se...

2010-04-06T09:47:24.229-07:00

partner bidding is deplorable, especially as to second round preference/choice of player's bid suits

It would be really nice to have pluggable or modif...

2010-03-29T18:47:26.992-07:00

It would be really nice to have pluggable or modifiable conventions. Start with a base and add your own conventions, or at a minimum, select which conventions you want your partner to do.

As for updates, may I suggest a multiplayer functi...

2010-03-18T14:39:52.084-07:00

As for updates, may I suggest a multiplayer function, and multithreading in the search algorithm.

800x600 minimum resolution. Try setting a larger &...

2010-03-16T18:19:08.940-07:00

800x600 minimum resolution. Try setting a larger "virtual" resolution on your machine. We may have a text only interface at some point in the future.

I'm trying to play on an hp-mini, but the play...

2010-03-16T12:32:42.834-07:00

I'm trying to play on an hp-mini, but the playing screen will not size small enough to see south's hand.

It's by design. If you click on the countdown ...

2010-03-14T17:09:11.057-07:00

It's by design. If you click on the countdown area you can force the computer to move right away.

Am I doing something wrong? Every play of a card t...

2010-03-14T12:36:20.701-07:00

Am I doing something wrong?
Every play of a card takes 15 seconds.

Good point. I see CI server solution as more scala...

2009-10-04T21:23:53.193-07:00

Good point. I see CI server solution as more scalable when additional developers contribute to the project. In the meantime, search space is so large, that better test design is where the time is best invested.

There are very limited options for free CI hosting I could find. Gnubridge is hosted with Parabuild. Another one I'd consider looking into is runcoderun.

I have a question for you about the use of stochas...

2009-10-02T19:59:50.376-07:00

I have a question for you about the use of stochastic tests on the CI server. You mention early on that their are limits to CPU use on the CI server that are much lower than your personal machine. Won't these limits reduce the effectiveness of using stochastic tests? That is you will only be able to run 1000 of them instead of a million and are therefore much less likely to find a problem than you would be on a less limited machine?

Also, can you give us some details about the service you're using to host your CI server?

Thanks!