when I first started learning JESS back in 2000, I felt the same way, but over time I've come to change my mind. In my case, it was because I really had no clue what expert systems was or what a knowledge base can do. I had to learn through trial and error the hard way to realize many of the techniques described in Gary's book are invaluable. It's just that I wasn't able to absorb those ideas and approaches until I had acquired sufficient experience.
there's definitely a need for a book that applies expert system and knowledge base techniques to business problems. in my bias opinion Jess In Action is one of those rare books, but there is a lot more beyond Jess in Action. For me, it is the best place to start. Mileage will vary depending on the problem and project requirements obviously. peter On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Donald Paul Winston <satchwins...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I found this book (Giarratanno & Riley) to be of very low value for my > purposes. I have yet to find a decent book about rule base programming. "Jess > In Action" is the only one that's been useful for me. A couple of Drools > books I've read were ridiculous. Most AI and knowledge base books are 95% > fluff. > > On Jan 9, 2011, at 9:33 AM, Peter Lin wrote: > >> I would recommend reading books on knowledge base >> and expert systems to get a broader understanding of rule programming. >> Most of the business rule books out there are really just user manuals >> and don't go into details on the design patterns used in expert >> systems. Gary Riley's book is a great place to start. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users y...@address.com' > in the BODY of a message to majord...@sandia.gov, NOT to the list > (use your own address!) List problems? Notify owner-jess-us...@sandia.gov. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users y...@address.com' in the BODY of a message to majord...@sandia.gov, NOT to the list (use your own address!) List problems? Notify owner-jess-us...@sandia.gov. --------------------------------------------------------------------
