I think Young-Jin Lee wrote:
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> Hi, I'm starting learning JESS and I got a question while I was reading the jess 
>document.
> Could any one explain what "<-" means in the following code?
> (defrule example-5
>     ?fact <- (a "retract me")
>     =>
>     (retract ?fact))
> 
> I tried to look through the jess document, but couldn't find the answer. 

It just means to make the variable on the left refer to the fact that
matched the pattern on the right. It can't be used in any other
context. 

> I also want to know if there's a good way of starting jess programming. I mean if 
>there's a kind of tutorial of jess, I could get a better idea.
> 

Check the "References" section of the manual for the names of a few books.


> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Young-Jin Lee



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