Hi Ernest. This is great news about your book!
Some things you might consider: FAQ. Newbies on the jess-users list seems to have some rather common themes (esp. related to installation, Java, rule writing, performance, missing features, and so forth) that might be gathered in a single place for reference. Jess Style Guide. A description of good style in writing and documenting Jess programs. Testing Jess. A description of techniques to evaluate the coverage, accuracy, and performance of rule-based systems. Exercises. A set of progressively more complex/difficult exercises at the end of each chapter with (an) answer to each (or at least hints or suggestions for their solution in the more complex cases). I found this to be one of the most useful features of the Riley/Giarratano book when learning CLIPS. Glossary. A glossary of software, hardware, and, especially, rule-based technology terms used in the book. Executive Summary. A business-oriented summary of Jess for managers and non-specialists. Annotated Bibliography. An annotated bibliography on topics relevant for rule-based technologies, perhaps organized by topics (e.g., theory, design, implementation, applications, related technologies such as XML). CLIPS vs. Jess. A comparison and explanation of how to convert CLIPS programs (excluding COOL) to Jess programs. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >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 > > > >--------------------------------------------------------- >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 > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' >in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list >(use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list (use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
