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		edgarvaldes on June 11, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to become a dramatically better programmer >It is frequent that hunting down the most critical "huge mistakes" is the easiest way to improve dramatically in a certain field. A very well known path to improvement in chess, for example. That's why you are encouraged to train tactics, tactics, tactics.

evv555 on June 11, 2018 [–]

Also an effective chess AI approach, minimax. Algorithm doesn't try to win but tries to cuts off paths that lead to the worst outcomes.

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