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Re:Prolog Coding Horror by taneq on Monday May 18, 2026 @03:31AM (#48176506)
I feel like an inefficient solution is inelegant by definition.
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Re:Prolog Coding Horror by Smaug123 on Monday May 18, 2026 @04:06AM (#48176700)
Nah - for example, AIXI is so inefficient that it's literally uncomputable, but it is beautiful.
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Re:Prolog Coding Horror by zingar on Monday May 18, 2026 @04:09AM (#48176708)
That sounds intuitively right but breaks down when you ask “inefficient at what?”. Are you efficient with CPU cycles or efficient with human working memory?
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Re:Prolog Coding Horror by Antibabelic on Monday May 18, 2026 @03:40AM (#48176564)
Richard O'Keefe in The Craft of Prolog: "Elegance is not optional".
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