Update Information: September 19, 2015 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Bitfoot 1.0.65acfcb (UCI)
C++ source; Linux32/64, Win64; bitboard version of Clubfoot engine
https://github.com/zd3nik/Bitfoot
Clubfoot 1.0.048995d (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; Win builds require additional dlls (not included)
https://github.com/zd3nik/Clubfoot
Galjoen 0.30 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI; Win64; uses Polyglot books
http://www.goudengaljoen.be/
PyChess 0.12, RC 5 (WB)
Python source; Win, Linux, Mac
http://pychess.org/
RamJet 0.11 (UCI)
Win32
http://www.g-sei.org/ramjet/
Sayuri 2015.09.15 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64, Mac
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri
Chess News
ChessGUI 0.245m (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI/tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable build
http://www.chess.hylogic.de/
Chess Programming Blogs
Ed Schröder: http://rebel13.nl/rebel13/blog/index.html
Ed Schröder: http://rebel13.nl/rebel13/blog/lmr.html
Updated Wiki Pages
FACE Tournament
- updated pages: participants & download
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face
Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)
Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare
7-Zip 15.07 Beta
open source, cross-platform file archiver with very good compression
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.7-zip.org
ArchBang 2015.09
Linux distro based on Arch; i3 and Openbox desktops; #52 in popularity
- this is the monthly release of the rolling distro
http://www.archbang.org/
Avast! Free Antivirus 2015 10.4.2233
free antivirus for Win32/64; the program is registerware: you must divulge your email address
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
Ghostery 5.4.8
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets on every web page you visit;
"See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download
Git 2.5.3
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/
Glary Utilities 5.34.0.54
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html
Gosu 1.8
a Java-like programming language for the jvm featuring: OO, closures, inference, simplified generics, etc.
http://gosu-lang.org/
Google Chrome 45.0.2454.93
popular cross-platform web browser
https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?
Jenkins 1.629
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/
Opera 32
somwhat popular web browser
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)
USBDeview 2.46
free Win32/64 utility to list all USB devices ever connected to computer; can uninstall any USB drivers local or remote
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html (homepage)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview.zip (direct download)
Vala/Genie 0.30 Stable
object-oriented system programming language that runs at the speed of C/C++
Vala syntax resembles C# and Genie syntax resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
not yet at version 1.0, but some large apps are written in Vala/Genie
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala info)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie info)
WordPress 4.3.1
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP & MySQL w/ many plugins & themes
http://wordpress.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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