Learn Prolog Now! by P. Blackburn (English) Paperback Book

Description: Learn Prolog Now! by P. Blackburn, J. Bos, K. Striegnitz Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Prolog is a programming language, but a rather unusual one. ``Prolog is shortfor ``Programming with Logic, and the link with logic gives Prolog itsspecial character. At the heart of Prolog lies a surprising idea: dont tellthe computer what to do. Instead, describe situations of interest, and computeby asking questions. Prolog will logically deduce new facts about thesituations and give its deductions back to us as answers.Why learn Prolog? For a start, its ``say what the problem is, rather than howto solve it stance, means that it is a very high level language, good forknowledge rich applications such as artificial intelligence, natural languageprocessing, and the semantic web. So by studying Prolog, you gain insight intohow sophisticated tasks can be handled computationally. Moreover, Prologrequires a different mindset. You have to learn to see problems from a newperspective, declaratively rather than procedurally.Acquiring this mindset, and learning to appreciate the links between logic andprogramming, makes the study of Prolog both challenging and rewarding.Learn Prolog Now! is a practical introduction to this fascinatinglanguage. Freely available as a web-book since 2002 (see Learn Prolog Now! has became one of the mostpopular introductions to the Prolog programming language, an introductionprized for its clarity and down-to-earth approach. It is widely used as atextbook at university departments around the world, and even more widely usedfor self study.College Publications is proud to present here the first hard-copy version ofthis online classic. Carefully revised in the light of readers feedback, andnow with answers to all the exercises, here you will find the essentialmaterial required to help you learn Prolog now. Publisher Description Prolog is a programming language, but a rather unusual one. "Prolog" is short for "Programming with Logic", and the link with logic gives Prolog its special character. At the heart of Prolog lies a surprising idea: dont tell the computer what to do. Instead, describe situations of interest, and compute by asking questions. Prolog will logically deduce new facts about the situations and give its deductions back to us as answers. Why learn Prolog? For a start, its "say what the problem is, rather than how to solve it" stance, means that it is a very high level language, good for knowledge rich applications such as artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and the semantic web. So by studying Prolog, you gain insight into how sophisticated tasks can be handled computationally. Moreover, Prolog requires a different mindset. You have to learn to see problems from a new perspective, declaratively rather than procedurally. Acquiring this mindset, and learning to appreciate the links between logic and programming, makes the study of Prolog both challenging and rewarding. Learn Prolog Now! is a practical introduction to this fascinating language.Freely available as a web-book since 2002 (see Learn Prolog Now! has became one of the most popular introductions to the Prolog programming language, an introduction prized for its clarity and down-to-earth approach. It is widely used as a textbook at university departments around the world, and even more widely used for self study. College Publications is proud to present here the first hard-copy version of this online classic. Carefully revised in the light of readers feedback, and now with answers to all the exercises, here you will find the essential material required to help you learn Prolog now. Details ISBN 1904987176 ISBN-13 9781904987178 Title Learn Prolog Now! Author P. Blackburn, J. Bos, K. 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