I recall learning Prolog for a CS class back in the late 80s to model problems using its backtracking (chaining) algorithm with facts. Sometime later Rete-based

I recall learning Prolog for a CS class back in the late 80s to model problems using its backtracking (chaining) algorithm with facts. Sometime later Rete-based rules languages became popular, but I always thought Prolog’s language approach was more suitable.