Hi Folks,
A little news about the Jess book. The manuscript is finished, and the
full technical review is almost over. Manning is putting the book in
its Spring catalog. It should be published early next year.
The tentative title (based on a series title Manning has used) is now:
"Jess in Action: Java Rule-based Systems"
I'm hereby soliciting comments on it.
Here are the chapter titles:
Preface
Part I: Introducing rule-based systems
What are rule-based systems?
Which problems fit, and which ones don't
Part II: Jess: A rule-based programming environment
Introducing Jess
Getting started with the Jess language
Scripting Java with Jess
Representing facts in Jess
Writing rules in Jess
Under the hood -- how Jess works
Part III: Creating your first rule-based application: the Tax Forms Advisor
Collecting the knowledge
Designing the Application
Writing the application
Part IV: Writing a diagnostic application: the PC Repair Assistant
Writing the PC Repair Assistant
Adding a graphical interface
Part V: Reasoning about reality: the HVAC Controller
The reality connection
Extending the Jess language
Writing the rules
Part VI: TekMart.com: Rule-based applications for the Web
Jess on the Web
Embedding Jess in Java applications
Deploying Web-based applications
Part VII: Enterprise Systems
Jess, XML, and the enterprise
Jess in the J2EE environment
Appendices
Jess Functions
Abridged Java API for Jess
An automated testing framework
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Ernest Friedman-Hill
Distributed Systems Research Phone: (925) 294-2154
Sandia National Labs FAX: (925) 294-2234
Org. 8920, MS 9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PO Box 969 http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov
Livermore, CA 94550
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