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by ggleason 1405 days ago
Prolog is still the best query language out there. If it had as much attention as other languages like python or javascript, we'd have some real space-age programming systems.
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My only short exposure to Prolog was trying to implement custom submission rules in Gerrit. It made an utter fool out of me at every turn - it really seemed like an insane interface, compared to e.g. a Python or Javascript function that could be user-implemented.

I get the feeling there's more to Prolog than I was able to unlock - can you recommend any reference materials for beginners?

I guess Japanese scientists saw those benefits in 80's? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Generation_Computer_Syst...