Re:The Simplicity of Prolog
by derdi on Sunday January 26, 2025 @04:18PM
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> I wish not every Prolog discussion had a top comment about Mercury, Curry, Minikanren, et al
Absolutely. Datalog too.
> but I think you missed the end of my comment where I recommended SWI over Scryer for most people
I did not miss that. I have no complaints about that part of your comment. I complained about the prologue to it, which I thought was beside the point and devalued the whole thing.
> but then I'm not aware of anyone using Prolog for anything, anywhere.
Absolutely. Datalog too.
> but I think you missed the end of my comment where I recommended SWI over Scryer for most people
I did not miss that. I have no complaints about that part of your comment. I complained about the prologue to it, which I thought was beside the point and devalued the whole thing.
> but then I'm not aware of anyone using Prolog for anything, anywhere.
Fortunately, other Triska fans have got you covered with the standard talking points: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42829782 ;-)