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by c-rack 2815 days ago
The name reminds me on the Rete algorithm, which is pretty cool, but unrelated:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rete_algorithm
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hodgesrm 2815 days ago
I found the name confusing for exactly this reason. Rete is a big deal in rule-based systems.
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kjhughes 2814 days ago
Agreed. It's such a unique name for a classic algorithm and is so thoroughly established in symbolic pattern matching for production systems that I'd seriously recommend against adopting it for any other purpose in CS.
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