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There are many paradigms. Rule-based languages like OPS5. Multiparadigm-languages like Common Lisp (imperative, functional, object-oriented, meta-programming, .

by lispm 5y ago

There are many paradigms. Rule-based languages like OPS5. Multiparadigm-languages like Common Lisp (imperative, functional, object-oriented, meta-programming, ...). Relational languages. Visual languages (Labview). Data-flow languages. ... more... TRS looks like it is a different paradigm. The system takes a term and rewrites it based on a rule set. In some ways this is similar to rule-based systems, but those tend to manipulate not terms but facts in a database of facts.

7thaccount 5y ago
Thanks for the explanation. I'm familiar with relational languages (SQL), multi of course, things that are hard to classify like Rebol, and a little Simulink (no LabVIEW though). I had completely forgotten about those....I wonder how many exist in practice? I appreciate you drawing the distinction between TRS operating on rules and things like Prolog being a rules based system using facts. TBH, I only understand much of this at a very superficial level (as in I've played with Prolog several times and even read a short book, but I'd never choose it for a production application if I can get away with using SQL and some procedural code lol).