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Return to Thread:User talk:Tmservo/what's the secret to making a good robot in robocode/reply (4).

There is a lot more to DrussGT than simply a bunch of buffers.

I think multiple buffers are the weakest part of DrussGT. Replacing the bins with k-NN search in movement would make it even stronger.

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MN (talk)‎05:06, 16 December 2013

Agreed, there's a lot more to Skilgannon's success than a willingess to "go big" and squeeze harder. It's tough to go bigger or squeeze harder without your system breaking down. But we humans are narrative-oriented and Skilgannon's a humble guy, so he comes up with a humble narrative. ;)

Voidious (talk)‎18:12, 16 December 2013
 

That quote seems like an example of Survivorship Bias to me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

Just because Skilgannon is the champ doesn't mean his memory of the approach he took is the best approach (or even above average).

Voidious (talk)‎18:16, 16 December 2013

Kicking myself for missing the chance to link to a much cooler post about Survivorship Bias. :-)

Voidious (talk)‎19:31, 16 December 2013
 
 
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