I think you are right. I wondered the same thing about functional programming ala ML, LISP, etc. about 15 years ago. Today, "functional" is all the range and th

I think you are right. I wondered the same thing about functional programming ala ML, LISP, etc. about 15 years ago. Today, "functional" is all the range and the paradigm is finding its way into mainstream languages. I think the same will happen for logic programming ala Prolog. That said, I have seen a lot of hostility towards rule-based systems in the last 2-3 years ... it is nonsensical IMHO.