Jesus et al.
This not a "slam" on Jesus nor anyone else. However, it does seem
that any time a student gets assigned a project on Expert Systems
they usually turn to Jess or another free rulebased system. The
second thing is to ask someone on the BBS to, basically, write it for
them. The old-timers see what's coming and run for the hills.
(meaning they don't answer.) Why won't they help? Well, mainly
because it's a bit like helping someone cheat on their homework
assignment and, more importantly, the old-timer ends up writing the
system AND trying to explain it to the student.
Now, not everyone does this. Some students just want someone to open
the door so that they can see inside. We were ALL there once.
"God's bodkins, man. Give every man his just desserts and no one
should 'scape a whipping." (Hamlet) All of us needed a mentor at
one time or another. But, look first on campus or among your friends
who live locally to come over and help. I would really HATE it if
any of my early code on expert systems that I wrote the first 10
years got into the public domain. What ignominy. What shame. :-)
Actually, it worked, but it was not the most elegant solution possible.
Bottom line: RTFM (Read The Fabulous Manual!) Then ask questions so
the our benefactor doesn't have to tell you to look on page such and
such and embarrass you in front of the whole world.
SDG
James C. Owen
Senior Consultant / Architect
"This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man."
Hamlet, Act 1, Scene III
http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/hamlet/hamlet.1.3.html
On Mar 10, 2007, at 6:29 PM, Jesus Emanuel Garcia wrote:
Hello to all, the reason for my mail is for requesting its aid to
him for a final project of a matter. The project consists of an
expert system for elaboration of scholastic schedules in JESS and
JAVA. I have left just a short time to give it, somebody of you
whom a similar project has made that can help me in like beginning
to program the rules. Excuse by the bad writing. Greetings
Jesus Emanuel Garcia
