Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 7:32 PM

Jonathan Pelc:
Hey guys,

Just a quick question.  In the non-secret game it's you can't offer a relation number that is already on the table.  Does this apply for secret challenges too?  For example, say a regular challenge where the relation #22 is floating around.  Are you allowed to offer a secret challenge with relation #22 or this not allowed?

Thanks,
--Jon

From:
http://www.research.att.com/~pamela/faq.html

What is a feature? 

In a software system, a feature is an increment of functionality, usually with a coherent purpose. If a system description is organized by features, then it probably takes the form B + F1 + F2 + F3 . . ., where B is a base description, each Fi is a feature module, and + denotes some feature-composition operation. 

What is a feature interaction? 

A feature interaction is some way in which a feature or features modify or influence another feature in defining overall system behavior. 

What is the feature-interaction problem? 

Historically, developers of telecommunication software have had no effective means of understanding and managing feature interactions. As a result, feature interactions have been a notorious source of runaway complexity, software bugs, cost and schedule overruns, and unfortunate user experiences. 

Developers of other software systems are beginning to realize that they, too, have a feature-interaction problem. 

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What are our features?

YourAgent = All_TBall + Secret_TBall + All_SlowPitch_Softball + ...