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Re:Why LLMs Can't Build Software by graycat on Thursday August 14, 2025 @12:58PM (#44902827)
"Rules"?

An earlier effort at AI was based on rules and the C. Forgy RETE algorithm. Soooo, rules have been tried??

Re:Why LLMs Can't Build Software by pjmlp on Thursday August 14, 2025 @01:19PM (#44903102)
C?

Rules engines were traditionally written in Prolog or Lisp during the AI wave they were cool.

Re:Why LLMs Can't Build Software by graycat on Thursday August 14, 2025 @01:32PM (#44903254)
> "C?"

Forgy was Charles Forgy.

For a "rules engine", there was also IBM's YES/L1.

Re:Why LLMs Can't Build Software by pjmlp on Thursday August 14, 2025 @02:58PM (#44904231)
Ah,thanks for the clarification.