Evil Tesuji

Creating a go program, day 10, putting a stone

2013-08-29T14:26:00.000-03:00

This video is about how the program will put a stone on the board. Thanks for the comments!

Creating a go program day 9, coordinates and positions

2013-08-28T20:54:00.000-03:00

Well here is the video of day 9, converting array positions to coordinates and coordinates to array positions.

In my youtube channel I am at day 15, I promise I will put this blog up to date.

Creating a go program day 8: Logging

2013-08-21T21:15:00.000-03:00

It is important to have full control of what you are doing, and I think that a logging system is needed. And maybe you think it is not important at this stage, but I think it is, to have it from the beggining is a must for me.

2013-08-20T20:16:00.000-03:00

Now, up to date with the videos. Today I added the "Quit" command so now I can really do the main loop. The program will run until there is a Quit command, so a boolean endgame will end with True.

Creating a go program, day 6

2013-08-20T20:13:00.000-03:00

Well, there are 2 videos I didn't add to the blog, here is the one for day 6, some Data was added that day in a class that will content all the "constants" of the program.

Day 4, Explaining the basics of the start of the game and main loop

2013-08-17T10:50:00.000-03:00

Well, in this video I explain how the main loop will work:

Let me explain:

Start class (the main class) will create a MainLoop object. Then will call loopStart method, that will initiate the main loop of the game. In the near future the main loop will run until a GTP command that ends the game appears.

Evil Tesuji, day 3, Board representation

2013-08-16T11:51:00.000-03:00

Me again in video! I took ideas from my old posts about board representation and compiled them in the video:

Well, I think that this video log is a good idea, right now I am more concentrated on the program.

Evil Tesuji, Day 2. Creating the first classes.

2013-08-15T15:28:00.001-03:00

So, I just created the first classes of the game:

Start (main)
MainLoop
Engine
Board

Obviously with their Javadocs.

Evil Tesuji Day 1: Explaining objectives and standards

2013-08-15T08:33:00.000-03:00

Second video of the first day, I am explaining what objectives does this project have and the standards that this will have.

Starting again, and a videoblog Day 1 (counting again)

2013-08-14T14:25:00.003-03:00

Sorry for quitting the project, but I had lots of things to do lately, Job, family, study and lots of stuff that got me out of go world.

But the good thing is that I am back, and understanding a lot more of programming, so I know this is not good but I will restart the project, and now I will be logging all in video.

So, here is the first video:

So, here is the deal: Every day (well, no if I am on vacation) I will upload a video with all what I did and what puzzles me. I also decided that I will upload source to gitHub, so you can have the code, modify it and do whatever you want with it.

So, just follow my videos, suscribe to the channel if you want, comment and be critic with it.

Python Suicidal

2013-05-22T14:01:00.000-03:00

After some time I made the sucide rule work:

Code Jam

2013-04-12T12:29:00.001-03:00

Well, in less than 7 hours will start Google Code Jam. It is my first time in this, I wish I can pass the first round. I wish I have the time for it. I KNOW I will use Python.

So, I wish I can continue with Evil Tesuji next week.

New Commit

2013-04-08T18:45:00.000-03:00

Well, this time I added the basic and mandatory GTP commands, so I can test te application using GoGui.

They are:

Name
Komi
Protocol_version
Version
List_commands
Boardsize
Clear_board

Thanks to the Computer Go mailing list, I saw a BIG difference between Java and Python. In Java I could use for standard output system.out.println, but I had some problems with sys.stdout.write. The thing is that the method println calls his own flush and in Python I have to put that line in my code. So, now it is working.

I really have to thank to the members of the list, without them I couldn't progress a lot with this.

Configuring new enviroment at home

2013-04-06T12:06:00.001-03:00

Well, here I am, with all this new problems in my project, so new poblems needs new enviroments.

I will work now with Eclipse (Juno) adapted for Python, and adding SVN support to commit it to google code (If I need something else about SVN I will keep Tortoise installed)

Google Code

2013-04-06T11:40:00.001-03:00

Well, as I promised I created an SVN repository in Google Code with the program. I am commiting there the new program in Python.

The repo is here and every time I commit I will tell you here, with all the changes.

For now in rev2:

There is a main that calls the mainLoop.
The main loop ceates a board (as described in old posts) and initializes it.
A logger class is created and it writes in a file (ETlog.txt) the empty board.
IT enters in a loop and exits.

Yes, that's it, but is good for a start. I am "translating" my old code from Python to Java (explained why in previous posts).

So, that's how it is, had for me but... I think I am more confortable writing in Python than in Java.

Total Refactor update

2013-04-04T13:45:00.001-03:00

Well, lately I had the project with poor updates, but I see that some people is looking at this so I decided to come back and with some new ideas:

I will be uploading the code to Google Code (I know, github is maybe better, you tell me if you want it on gitHub) from scratch. I created a new project and copying the code I know is good and looking for refactors that I can make and will start writing a lot on paper to know in advance what I want in every step.
I will be doing a lot of recordings and documentations and putting it there.
I have a problem, I had to uninstall jdk here so in paralel I will mantain a version in Python. Yes, maybe it will be the main version in the future.

TOTAL Refactor

2013-03-11T14:03:00.000-03:00

Well, I was making lots of new things to my program and it started failing everywhere, so I decided to document all while recheck my code and change lots of things.

This will be hard, but I want my program working good again in some days.

Day 1: Nova era.

2013-02-18T17:29:00.000-03:00

Well, I am back. You may think "What happened to the project?", here is my answer:

Some long conjunctivictis and queractitis took me of the computer for some time
Lack of time. I had LOTS of things to do lately.
Frustration. I was frustrated for all the problems with this. I really needed to stay away from this to get back with new energy and ideas.

Right now I want to get back to the project and this time I will make it work. First I am looking at the code, using Visio to see how it works (is my code and somehow it went out of my hands). At first look I see some things to change, this is the good part of getting out of the project for some time.

So, this is the "Nova Era"

Day 158: Back!

2013-01-15T16:43:00.003-03:00

Once again, I am back to coding. My eyes are a lot better. Like a month with conjunctivictis, keractitis and all the problems that it gave me... (double vision, couldn't touch my daughter, photofobia, pain) was not something good, now I have to re read some of my code and get back to work.

Day 146: Keratitis -My eyes against me-

2013-01-03T13:19:00.000-03:00

The "fun" with my eyes never ends, now that Mr. Conjunctivitis is gone, is time to receive mr. Keractitis and his double vision.

DAMN!

Day 140: Back!

2012-12-28T11:36:00.003-03:00

Well, I am back after some days with conjunctivictis (both vacterial and viral) :( I am not 100% fine, but will try to continue with all the refactoring.

Day 132: More refactoring

2012-12-20T01:17:00.000-03:00

One more thing that I won't need anymore: The tryToKill method called in the main loop. It will be easier for me if in the setMove method I kill the stones.

This will make me do more refactoring: Suicidal rule will change to.

Day 131: 0.01G

2012-12-19T19:43:00.000-03:00

Ok, this is changing fast. I am refactoring a lot. So, this is what I think now:

The array with the game moves should be in a new class Game. It will be easier to make reference to the game moves if all the methods that manipulate the game array are there.
I Created a new package for rules. Every rule will have a class, it is for the future. Some things should change when the engine finds a ko or a suicide.
Some old code that I commented is now deleted.

I found console class (Good bye console!!!!!)

Day 130: At least it worked

2012-12-18T21:34:00.000-03:00

Well, I was having lots of problems with KGS connection, but as I suspected, the problem was not with KGS, it was with me. Every command that don't need a return at least should have an empty string return. Komi command didn't return it so all commands coming from behind were queued.

Solved that, but saw that KO rule was working bad, so I will have to redesing it. I have an idea. I will create a new class for KO, because ko rule will not only need to prevent illegal moves, but start some things in the future.

Day 129: Made me this

2012-12-17T15:18:00.001-03:00

Just for fun, this days should come home this tshirt :)

I will feel better while seeing my program being destroyed.