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Every one of you owes it to yourself to read The Art of Prolog. If you liked On Lisp, SICP, or Paradigms of AI Programming you will love it and it will change h
by henning 17y ago
Every one of you owes it to yourself to read The Art of Prolog. If you liked On Lisp, SICP, or Paradigms of AI Programming you will love it and it will change how you view programming. And, as Alan Kay said, point of view is worth 80 IQ points.
- silentbicycle 17y agoAbsolutely. While some of the other introductions to Prolog cover the language quite well (_Programming in Prolog_ by Clocksin & Mellish is good), _The Art of Prolog_ unapologetically dives headfirst into the deep ideas in logic programming, then comes back to the surface and shows how standard Prolog captures them. Its focus on the big ideas ties it less to Prolog, and it sits very comfortably next to books such as SICP and CTM. It's out of print and a bit expensive ($80-130ish), but the first edition goes for much cheaper. Prolog standardized between the two editions, and the second edition has 100+ pages of new material (including projects), but the former (closer to $6) will give you a pretty good taste.
- parenthesis 17y agoThe Art of Prolog is available new from amazon.co.uk : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-PROLOG-Advanced-Programming-Techniques/dp/0262691639/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251378359&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-PROLOG-Advanced-Programming-Tech...
- silentbicycle 17y agoWell, new copies are available from Amazon in the US, etc. as well, it's just a bit pricey because it was last printed in 1994. (There's not a newer UK edition.)