Re: PROLOG in the "real" world?

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From: Michael A. Covington
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 1991 18:02

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Some people have a lot of trouble understanding that there is room in the
world for more than one programming language, and that different languages
are suited for different purposes.  Of _course_ Prolog isn't COBOL.

As for what language to teach first, I like the trend to use more abstract
languages such as Scheme for beginners.  I contend that recursion is a
natural way of thinking about problems _until_ you are brainwashed -- in
an intro BASIC, FORTRAN, or FORTRANomorphized Pascal course -- into
thinking it's either impossible or unduly difficult.  One of the first
things we do is teach people _not_ to program recursively.






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The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, U.S.A.

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From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington)
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Subject: Re: PROLOG in the "real" world?
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Date: 3 Oct 91 18:02:09 GMT
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