Re: Test first as specification

Steven,

> Late last yr I proposed the game of Go, where I would write SPEC
> (using mathematical techniques) for the game, and an XP bod would write
> TEST as "customer" tests. The premise being that what was specified/
> omitted/incorrect using either approach could be scrutinised. That one
> soon went quiet.

Let's start again... We ended up with the following candidate
requirements (and a critique of them from me, which never got a
response) :

) Provide a 19x19 board with the ability for two players to exchange
moves
2) Remove captured groups/stones automatically
3) Implement end-of-game rule (3 consecutive passes)
4) Implement the Ko rule
5) Allow default komi editable by player before a game (not during)
6) Support setting number of handicap stones
7) Support 13x13 and 9x9 board sizes (adjust max handicap accordingly)
8) Score the game at the end
9) Save game to file (SGF format?)
10) Replay game loaded from file (SGF format?)
11) Supply estimate of score while game is in progress

Laurent
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