{"product_id":"9781461280071","title":"Adventure in Prolog","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at the programmer who wishes to learn the advantages of programming in Prolog. It takes a pragmatic rather than theoretical approach to the language, using a full programming example rather than code fragments. The various features of Prolog, such as logic definitions, symbolic reasoning, database manipulation, natural language, I\/O, and flow of control, are taught through the step-by-step development of an adventure game - an excellent and fun vehicle for showing Prolog's power. Through the exercises the reader applies the skill learned to the development of three other applications: an intelligent genealogical database, an expert system, and a business application. The unusual run-time behavior and variable binding of Prolog - the sources of its power - are fully explained through diagrams and traces so they can be effectively used by the programmer. It is recommended (but not required) that the reader use a Prolog interpreter to experiment with the language and application described in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048952119536,"sku":"9781461280071","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781461280071_p0.jpg?v=1763673352","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781461280071","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}