On 8 Mar 2005, at 19:18, Ovid wrote:
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My question in a nutshell: given 45 minutes to show a roomful of
programmers with no prior experience in logic programming just how
powerful it can be, what approach would you take?
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I've used this little example to impress people (shamelessly stol
On 8 Mar 2005, at 20:46, Ovid wrote:
--- Mark Kvale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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1) Prolog was hot in the 80's but is hardly ever used these days. If
it hasn't stood the test of time, why should I care?
Prolog has traditionally been viewed as rather slow and, due to the
nature of its design, d