I think James Owen wrote: > Wouldn't this be a perfect example of when NOT to use a rulebased > system? Meaning, that this is nothing more than a mathematical > calculation, get a user input, calculate and answer, display the > output. Static. No "real" intelligence? It "can" be done this way but > "should" it be done this way? Methinks not. >
Absolutely, but given this is such a tiny program, I assumed it's just for learning, and there's nothing wrong with that. Plus one can imagine this easily becoming an appropriate rule-based program as it evolves: what if there were different equations for men and women, and different age groups, and different body types, etc; then using rules to select between equations could be a great idea. --------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Friedman-Hill Science and Engineering PSEs Phone: (925) 294-2154 Sandia National Labs FAX: (925) 294-2234 PO Box 969, MS 9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Livermore, CA 94550 http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------
