Prolog: The Standard - Reference Manual (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)

From the viewpoint of an "industrial" this book is most welcome, as one of the most significant demonstrations of the maturity of Prolog. Logic programming is a fascinating area in computer science, which held for years - and still does - the promise of freeing ourselves from programming based on the "Von Neumann" machine. In addition computer programming has long been for solid theoretical foundations. While conventional engineering, dealing mainly with "analogical complexity," developed over some hundred years a complete body of mathematical tools, no such toolset was available for "digital complexity." The only mathematical discipline which deals with digital complexity is logic and Prolog is certainly the operational tool which comes closest to the logical programming ideal. So, why does Prolog, despite nearly twenty years of development, still appear to many today to be more of a research or academic tool, rather than an industrial programming language? A few reasons may explain this: First, I think Prolog suffers from having been largely assimilated into - and thus followed the fate of - Artificial Intelligence. Much hype in the late 1980 created overexpectations and failed to deliver, and the counterreaction threw both AI and Prolog into relative obscurity. In a way, maybe this is a new chance for the Prolog community: the ability to carry out real work and progress without the disturbance of limelights and the unrealistic claims of various gurus. Second, programming in Prolog is a new experience for computer professionals.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	April 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Pierre Deransart
Preface by:	R.S. Scowen
Foreword by:	C. Biro
Authors:	AbdelAli Ed-Dbali • Laurent Cervoni
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-59304-1
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Production engineering > Industrial quality control Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Programming languages > General Promotions
LSN:	3-540-59304-7
Barcode:	9783540593041

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