From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, MSGID_RANDY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,24ac4e1c8cbfe3c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Robert Dewar Subject: Re: histrionics Date: 1999/09/10 Message-ID: <7r9rkj$g75$1@nnrp1.deja.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 523191237 References: <37D670CE.855F96BD@interact.net.au> <37D678E4.9867000B@interact.net.au> <37d74de9@eeyore.callnetuk.com> <7r8c60$b2q$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Http-Proxy: 1.0 x33.deja.com:80 (Squid/1.1.22) for client 205.232.38.14 Organization: Deja.com - Share what you know. Learn what you don't. X-Article-Creation-Date: Fri Sep 10 02:49:58 1999 GMT X-MyDeja-Info: XMYDJUIDrobert_dewar Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.04 [en] (OS/2; I) Date: 1999-09-10T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article , "Vladimir Olensky" wrote: > > Prolog is best suited for writing expert systems. Well this is of course the argument that the Japanese were trying to make in the 5GL project, but at the time, most US experts in expert systems were unconvinced, and considered LISP a better choice. That opinion has not significantly changed, although you probably find more expert systems written in "conventional" languages like C or Ada these days than before. Yes, there are some very convincing examples of Prolog programs, I think one of the most interesting was the program that embodied the UK citizenship laws. But the fact of the matter is that Prolog just has not lived up to the promises we heard in Tokyo. Yes, of course there will be enthusiasts who see things otherwise, but it is certainly *very* controversial to claim that it is obvious that Prolog is the best language for writing expert systems. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.