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Prolog can keep up with the AI Boom [Forget about CLAM] (Was: What does the "Red Tape" on Wayback Machine mean?)

From Mild Shock <janburse@fastmail.fm>
Newsgroups comp.lang.prolog
Subject Prolog can keep up with the AI Boom [Forget about CLAM] (Was: What does the "Red Tape" on Wayback Machine mean?)
Date 2025-07-13 15:27 +0200
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Hi,

I am still convinced Prolog can keep up with the AI Boom.
Nothing listed in the Prolog FAQ is really useful to
keep up with the AI Boom. Its nice historical footnote.

I don't think anything CLAM , i.e. constraint logic
abstract machine, will hit the spot of the AI Boom.
Prove me wrong if you can. Autodiff with CLAM, holy

cow what a nonsense...

Bye

Mild Shock schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
> BTW: I have red taped www.jekejeke.ch on
> Wayback Machine . Red Taping is a legal
> process which took a few steps, like E-mail
> 
> verification and DNS verifcation, I had to provide the
> whole history that I owned www.jekejeke.ch, and it
> is not temporary , its irreversible, since I do not
> 
> intend to remove the red tape. But the "red tape"
> metaphor is spot on. The content is not actually
> deleted from their servers. It is made inaccessible
> 
> to the public. So certain institution if there is a
> need might still access it. But if I am run over by
> a tram tomorrow, not sure whether I have a good
> 
> Software-Escrow for Jekejeke Prolog. Currently
> you can assume that my company XLOG Technologies AG
> is resposible for carrying out or delegating the
> 
> Software-Escrow of Jekejeke Prolog. And the company
> still exists, it exists in active form, unlike some
> other Prolog involved companies.
> 
> Bye
> 
> Mild Shock schrieb:
>> Amzi! Prolog just tells me:
>>
>> This Web site will be closing on 6/19/2026.
>> Dennis Merritt is finally retiring!
>>
>> https://www.amzi.com/
>>
>> And here he writes:
>>
>> I used to earn my living writing and selling software.
>> My company was AmziLogic LLC, and sold Prolog
>> and Prolog-based software.
>>
>> https://denniscmerritt.com/amzi-inc/
>>
>> So who is the benevolent Software-Escrow. Problem
>> is even if there are lovely Prolog books from Amzi!
>> The world might tick differently now,
>>
>> USA in strong competition over AI with China,
>> AGI already nocking on the door.
>>
>> Markus Triska schrieb:
>>>                   Frequently Asked Questions - comp.lang.prolog
>>>
>>>     Last-modified: 2022-02-24
>>>     Last-changes: Update link to tutorial by J.R. Fisher. Geoffrey 
>>> Churchill.
>>>
>>> Markus Triska (Mar. 2 2007 - ... )
>>>
>>> Remko Troncon (Jan. 6 2002 - Mar. 2 2007)
>>>
>>> Dirk-Jan Faber (Feb. 1 1999 - Jan. 6 2002)
>>>
>>> Jamie Andrews (Aug 26 1992 - Oct. 16 1997)
>>>       __________________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>       General Information: This article contains the answers to some
>>>       Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) often seen in
>>>       news://comp.lang.prolog/. It is posted (twice a month, 
>>> currently on
>>>       the 2nd and 16th) to help reduce volume in this newsgroup and to
>>>       provide hard-to-find information of general interest.
>>>
>>>       The World Wide Web URL for this FAQ is:
>>>       http://www.logic.at/prolog/faq/
>>>
>>>       Please send questions about the FAQ and updates to
>>>       <triska@logic.at>.
>>>
>>>     1. What is the Association for Logic Programming?
>>>
>>>     To keep up with the current state of logic programming technology,
>>>     readers can join the Association for Logic Programming (ALP) and
>>>     receive their Newsletter. For details on how to join or send in
>>>     contributions, check http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/ALP/ or contact
>>>
>>>     Sandro Etalle <etalle@cs.utwente.nl>
>>>
>>>     The Prolog Resource Guide (v0.6) was printed in issue 5/1 of the
>>>     Newsletter (Feb. 1992). This lists information concerning Prolog
>>>     Archives, Books, Suppliers, etc. It is now maintained by Mark
>>>     Kantrowitz (<Mark.Kantrowitz@glinda.oz.cs.cmu.edu>), and used to be
>>>     posted periodically to news://comp.lang.prolog.
>>>
>>>     2. Where can I get a free Prolog for system X (PC, Mac, Unix or 
>>> other)?
>>>
>>>     The following are anonymous-FTP sites for free Prologs (or related
>>>     languages) which are either in the public domain or are 
>>> "copy-lefted"
>>>     (permitted to be copied with some restrictions on commercial use).
>>>
>>>     (Please note that for extensive development work, users will 
>>> probably
>>>     want a robust interpreter or compiler with good debugging facilities
>>>     and a standard syntax, among other things. While public-domain 
>>> systems
>>>     are a valuable service to the community, they do not necessarily 
>>> have
>>>     all these things, and users should weigh carefully what they want 
>>> to do
>>>     against the capabilities and costs of the available systems.)
>>>
>>>     ALF (Algebraic Logic Functional language)
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: UNIX
>>>            + Available: Unknown
>>>            + E-mail: Rudolf Opalla
>>>              <opalla@julien.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
>>>            + Info: WAM-based language with narrowing/rewriting
>>>
>>>     Amzi! Prolog + Logic Server
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Window, Linux and Solaris
>>>            + Available: http://www.amzi.com/download/
>>>            + E-mail: <info@amzi.com>
>>>            + Info: Registration is compulsory, except for the Free
>>>              Academic/Personal/Evaluation License.
>>>
>>>     Aquarius Prolog 1.0
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: UNIX
>>>            + Available: 
>>> http://www.info.ucl.ac.be/people/PVR/aquarius.html
>>>            + Info: High performance, commercial functionality except
>>>              debugging and modules.
>>>
>>>     Argo Prolog v.1.1
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Solaris 1.x and HP-UX 9.x
>>>            + Available: Unknown
>>>            + Contact: Takao Doi <doi@csk.co.jp>
>>>
>>>     Arity/Prolog32
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Win32
>>>            + Available: https://github.com/Peter-Gabel/ArityProlog32
>>>            + Info: Arity/Prolog32 provides a complete Prolog programming
>>>              environment in which you can write, debug, and run Prolog
>>>              programs in 32-bit Windows environments (95/98/NT/2000).
>>>              Arity/Prolog32 is a powerful, highly optimized, and 
>>> extended
>>>              version of the logic programming language Prolog.
>>>              Arity/Prolog32 is a complete compiler and interpreter 
>>> written
>>>              in Prolog, C, and Assembly language and is a superset of
>>>              Clocksin and Mellish Prolog.
>>>
>>>     B-Prolog 8.1
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Win32, Solaris, SunOS, UNIX, FreeBSD and Linux
>>>            + Available: http://www.probp.com/
>>>            + E-mail: Neng-Fa Zhou <support@probp.com>
>>>            + Info: Free of charge for individual users.
>>>
>>>     BinProlog 7.0
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Windows 95/98/NT, Linux and all major Unix
>>>              platforms.
>>>            + Available: https://code.google.com/archive/p/binprolog/
>>>            + Info: Download free evaluation copies and see online demos.
>>>              Inexpensive Educational licensing available.Has built-in
>>>              networking, multi-threading, mobile code and distributed
>>>              blackboards. Supports BinNet Internet Programming Tool kit.
>>>
>>>     Brain Aid Prolog (BAP) v1.4
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Transputer systems
>>>            + Info: BAP is a parallel prolog system for Transputer 
>>> systems.
>>>              Available under a Berkely style of copyright.
>>>
>>>     C#Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Win32, UNIX
>>>            + Available: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cs-prolog/
>>>            + E-mail: John Pool <j.pool@ision.nl>
>>>            + Info: A Prolog interpreter written in C#. Can easily be
>>>              integrated in C# programs. Characteristics: reliable and 
>>> quite
>>>              fast beta version, command line interface, builtin DCG,
>>>              XML-predicates, persistent predicates (using Firebird 
>>> RDBMS),
>>>              extendible.
>>>
>>>     Ciao 1.4
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Linux, Win32 (95/98/NT), Solaris, SunOS, UNIX in
>>>              general.
>>>            + Available: http://ciao-lang.org
>>>            + E-mail: Developers <ciao@clip.dia.fi.upm.es>, Users
>>>              <ciao-users@clip.dia.fi.upm.es>
>>>            + Info: Next generation LP/CLP system. Commercial 
>>> functionality,
>>>              but freely available w/source. ISO-Prolog + modules,
>>>              networking, multi-threading, clp(r), clp(q), interfaces 
>>> (Java,
>>>              C, tcltk, WWW, databases/ODBC, ...), functions, 
>>> higher-order,
>>>              records, persistence, objects, assertions (types, modes, 
>>> ...),
>>>              source debugger, auto-documenter, static debugger, and 
>>> more.
>>>
>>>     clp(FD)
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: UNIX
>>>            + Contact: Daniel Diaz <daniel.diaz@inria.fr>
>>>            + Info: Constraint logic programming over finite domains.
>>>              Requires GNU C v.2.4.5 or higher.
>>>
>>>     clp(FD,S)
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: UNIX
>>>            + Contact: Yan Georget <Yan.Georget@inria.fr>
>>>            + Info: Requires GNU C (gcc) version 2.4.5. or higher.
>>>
>>>     CLP(R)
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: UNIX
>>>            + Available: E-mail request from Joxan Jaffar
>>>              <joxan@watson.ibm.com>.
>>>            + Info: Constraint logic programming language, for 
>>> academic and
>>>              research purposes only.
>>>
>>>     CxProlog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: UNIX, MacOS X, Windows
>>>            + Available: http://ctp.di.fct.unl.pt/~amd/cxprolog/
>>>            + Info: Open source (GPL) implementation supporting Unicode,
>>>              threads, sockets, processes, contexts, imperative data
>>>              structures, and interfaces with C/C++, Java, and wxWidgets
>>>            + Contact: Artur Miguel Dias <amd@fct.unl.pt>
>>>
>>>     ECLiPSe Constraint Logic Programming System, subsuming Prolog.
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Solaris, Linux, Linux/Alpha, Mac OS X, Windows
>>>            + Available: http://eclipseclp.org or
>>>              http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/eclipse-clp
>>>            + Info: ECLiPSe is a Prolog and Constraint Programming 
>>> platform
>>>              with a long history and has been open-source since Sept 
>>> 2006.
>>>            + License: MPL
>>>
>>>     IF Prolog V5.3
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Linux, Solaris, AIX,
>>>              HP-UX and other UNIX platforms
>>>            + Available: http://www.ifcomputer.de/Products/Prolog/
>>>            + E-mail: <info@ifcomputer.de>
>>>            + Info: IF Prolog is a commercial Prolog system with 
>>> interfaces
>>>              to C/C++, Java, sockets, Windows events and a COM 
>>> servers. A
>>>              graphical debugger allows step-forward, step backward
>>>              debugging of Prolog code. A static module concept allows 
>>> many
>>>              additional errors to be detected at compile time. 
>>> Constraint
>>>              Programming (for finite domains, intervals and booleans 
>>> using
>>>              global constraints and linear optimisation).
>>>            + License: Free evaluation copies and inexpensive educational
>>>              licensing available.
>>>
>>>     GNU Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Many Unixes, Windows, MacOS X
>>>            + Available: http://www.gprolog.org/
>>>            + E-mail: Daniel Diaz <daniel.diaz@inria.fr>
>>>
>>>     Jinni 2.27
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Java-based
>>>            + Available: https://github.com/heathmanb/JinniProlog
>>>            + Info: Multi-threaded, Java based Prolog interpreter with
>>>              built-in networking, distributed blackboards and mobile 
>>> code
>>>              (inexpensive shareware licensing available).
>>>
>>>     JIProlog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Java-based
>>>            + Available: http://www.jiprolog.com/
>>>            + Info: Java Internet Prolog is a cross-platform pure Java 
>>> 100%
>>>              prolog interpreter that supplies Java world with the 
>>> power of
>>>              prolog language and provides prolog language with a 
>>> technology
>>>              to implement new predicates in Java.
>>>
>>>     KLIC
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: UNIX
>>>            + Info: ICOT Free Software. Concurrent logic programming. 
>>> Tested
>>>              on Sparcs, DEC 7000, Gateway P5-60.
>>>            + Contact: <ifs@icot.or.jp>
>>>
>>>     LPA Win-Prolog, demo version
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Windows
>>>            + Available: Available from http://www.lpa.co.uk/ind_dow.htm
>>>
>>>     MINERVA
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Java
>>>            + Info: Proprietary commercial ISO-Prolog Compiler in 100% 
>>> Java
>>>              support for web programming, XML, servlets, applets,
>>>              standalones. Free evaluation license.
>>>
>>>     Modular SB-Prolog (= SB-Prolog version 3.1 plus modules)
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: SPARC, DECstation, MIPS, HP 9000 series, Sun 3.
>>>            + Info: Copy-lefted.
>>>
>>>     Open Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Apple Macintosh
>>>            + Available: http://www.cs.tcd.ie/open-prolog/
>>>            + E-mail: <brady@cs.tcd.ie>. (Michael Brady).
>>>
>>>     Poplog Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Various Unixes, including Sun, Dec Alpha, HP and
>>>              many others. Also a Win32 version is available. Sources
>>>              available for other combinations.
>>>            + Available: At the Free Poplog Web/FTP site, including full
>>>              sources
>>>              http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/poplog/freepoplog.html
>>>            + E-mail: queries may be posted to news://comp.lang.pop/, 
>>> or to
>>>              <pop-forum@cs.bham.ac.uk> or <A.Sloman@cs.bham.ac.uk> (Last
>>>              resort!)
>>>            + Info: Robust incremental compiler, part of the 
>>> multi-language
>>>              Poplog system (including Common Lisp, Pop-11 and 
>>> Standard ML).
>>>              Unix, Linux & VMS versions include full support for X 
>>> window
>>>              facilities/Motif. More information at
>>>              http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/poplog/poplog.info.html
>>>              Licence modelled on XFree86. Can be freely distributed, 
>>> though
>>>              copyright is owned by Sussex University and ISL.
>>>
>>>     PIE2
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Unknown
>>>            + Available: On CompuServe in the AIEXPERT forum, interpreter
>>>              and examples in PIE2.ZIP, documentation in PIEDOC.ZIP.
>>>            + E-mail: Brent Ruggles <ruggles@shell.com>
>>>
>>>     QuProlog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: UNIX, Linux, beta for MAC
>>>            + Available:
>>>              http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~pjr/HomePages/QuPrologHome.html
>>>            + E-mail: <pjr@itee.uq.edu.au>
>>>            + Info: Extended WAM with support for quantifiers and
>>>              substitutions, multi-threaded, high-level communication.
>>>
>>>     Scryer Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac
>>>            + Available: https://github.com/mthom/scryer-prolog
>>>            + Info: A modern Prolog system written mostly in Rust.
>>>
>>>     Strawberry Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Windows 95/NT, plans for UNIX and Macintosh
>>>            + Available: http://www.dobrev.com/
>>>            + E-mail: <dimiter@dobrev.com>
>>>
>>>     SWI Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Binaries for Linux, Windows 
>>> (NT/2000/XP/Vista) and
>>>              Mac OS X (darwin). Sources: ANSI-C, both 32 and 64-bit
>>>              machines, compiles on almost all Unix systems and more.
>>>            + Available: http://www.swi-prolog.org
>>>            + Info: Complete, ISO and Edinburgh standard, common
>>>              optimizations, GC including atoms. Portable graphics, 
>>> multiple
>>>              threads, constraints, comprehensive libraries for 
>>> (semantic)
>>>              web programming, Unicode, source-level debugger, advanced
>>>              syntax colouring
>>>            + License: Simplified BSD. Run license/0 for more 
>>> information.
>>>
>>>     Tau Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Web-based
>>>            + Available: http://tau-prolog.org/
>>>            + Info: An open source Prolog interpreter in JavaScript.
>>>
>>>     Trinc-Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Windows 95/98/NT 4.0, plans for Windows 2000, 
>>> Linux
>>>              and Sun Solaris
>>>            + E-mail: <info@trinc-prolog.com>
>>>
>>>     Visual Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Win32
>>>            + Available: http://www.visual-prolog.com
>>>            + Info: Includes all the facilities necessary to write 
>>> mission
>>>              critical commercial-grade applications. Fully visual
>>>              development environment. Open architecture. 
>>> Object-oriented.
>>>              Built-in database system and ODBC support. Visual Prolog
>>>              Personal Edition is available on a freeware license.
>>>
>>>     wamcc
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: UNIX
>>>            + Info: Compiler which translates Prolog to C via WAM.
>>>              Debuggers. Requires GNU C v.2.4.5 or higher.
>>>            + Contact: Daniel Diaz <daniel.diaz@inria.fr>
>>>
>>>     XGP
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Apple Macintosh OS X, 10.2.3+
>>>            + Available: http://xgp.sourceforge.net/
>>>            + Info: XGP is an open source (GPL) integrated development
>>>              environment with user interface and graphics support 
>>> based on
>>>              gprolog and Cocoa under Macintosh OS X.
>>>
>>>     XSB
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: Many, including SunOS, Linux and Windows
>>>            + Available: http://xsb.sourceforge.net/
>>>            + E-mail: <xsb-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
>>>            + Info: system with SLG-resolution, HiLog syntax, and
>>>              unification factoring.
>>>
>>>     Yap
>>>
>>>            + Platforms: UNIX-based platforms and Windows
>>>            + Available: https://github.com/vscosta/yap-6.3
>>>            + E-mail: Vitor Santos Costa <vsc@ncc.up.pt>
>>>            + Info: Yap is entirely written in C and Prolog and should be
>>>              portable to most 32-bit and 64-bit Unix based platforms. A
>>>              Windows port is also available. Yap4.2 is distributed under
>>>              Perl's artistic license and can be freely distributed.
>>>
>>>     3. What commercial systems are available? What about systems 
>>> available
>>>     for a price from research institutions?
>>>
>>>     Many commercial systems are listed in the Prolog Resource Guide. The
>>>     Resource Guide also lists many systems which are not exactly
>>>     "commercial", but available for a price from research 
>>> institutions. The
>>>     list of such systems was originally compiled by Chris Moss, of 
>>> Imperial
>>>     College. The rest of the Resource Guide was originally compiled 
>>> by Dag
>>>     Wahlberg, of Uppsala University.
>>>
>>>     The Prolog Resource Guide hasn't been updated lately, but 
>>> nevertheless
>>>     still contains some valuable information. It can be found at
>>>     
>>> http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/Groups/AI/html/faqs/lang/prolog/prg/top.html.
>>>
>>>     4. How do I get in touch with my Prolog's users' group, sales
>>>     representative, or technical support line?
>>>
>>>     Here are some e-mail addresses of these contacts, listed 
>>> alphabetically
>>>     by company or major product name.
>>>
>>>     ALS (Applied Logic Systems)
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://alsprolog.com
>>>
>>>     Amzi! inc.
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://www.amzi.com
>>>            + Information: <info@amzi.com>
>>>            + Sales: <sales@amzi.com>
>>>            + Support: <support@amzi.com>
>>>
>>>     Arity/Prolog32
>>>
>>>            + Web site: https://github.com/Peter-Gabel/ArityProlog32
>>>
>>>     Ciao, PiLLoW, WebDB, etc.
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://www.clip.dia.fi.upm.es/Software
>>>            + Users' group: <ciao-users@clip.dia.fi.upm.es>
>>>            + Information: <ciao@clip.dia.fi.upm.es>
>>>            + Tech support: <ciao-bugs@clip.dia.fi.upm.es>
>>>
>>>     COSYTEC (CHIP V5)
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://www.cosytec.com
>>>            + Information: <info@cosytec.com> (or .fr)
>>>            + Tech Support: <support@cosytec.com> (or .fr)
>>>
>>>     ECLiPSe
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://eclipseclp.org
>>>            + Users' group: <eclipse-clp-users@lists.sf.net>
>>>            + Tech support: <http://eclipseclp.org/bugs.html>
>>>            + Support contracts: <info@coninfer.com>
>>>
>>>     Expert Systems Ltd. (Prolog-2)
>>>
>>>            + Sales: <sales@expert.demon.co.uk>
>>>            + Support: <support@expert.demon.co.uk>
>>>            + Users' group: <prolog2-request@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
>>>
>>>     GNU Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://www.gprolog.org/
>>>            + Users' group: <users-prolog-request@gnu.org>
>>>            + Bug reports: <bug-prolog@gnu.org>
>>>
>>>     LPA
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://www.lpa.co.uk/
>>>            + Sales: <sales@lpa.co.uk>
>>>            + Tech support: <support@lpa.co.uk>
>>>
>>>     MasterProLog
>>>
>>>            + Formerly BIM ProLog
>>>
>>>     PDC Prolog
>>>
>>>            + PDC Prolog is the succesor to Turbo Prolog and the 
>>> predecessor
>>>              to Visual Prolog.
>>>
>>>     ProLog by BIM
>>>
>>>            + Currently MasterProLog
>>>
>>>     Quintus
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://quintus.sics.se
>>>            + Mailing list: see
>>>              http://www.sics.se/isl/quintuswww/site/community.html
>>>            + Sales: <qpsales@sics.se>
>>>            + Tech support: <qpsupport@sics.se>
>>>
>>>     SICStus
>>>
>>>            + Web page: http://www.sics.se/sicstus
>>>            + Mailing list: see
>>>              http://www.sics.se/isl/sicstuswww/site/community.html
>>>            + Sales: <sicstus-request@sics.se>
>>>            + Tech support: <sicstus-support@sics.se>
>>>
>>>     Trinc / Trinc-Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Information: <info@trinc-prolog.com>
>>>            + Sales: <sales@trinc-prolog.com>
>>>            + Support: <support@trinc-prolog.com>
>>>
>>>     Turbo Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Turbo Prolog is the predecessor of PDC Prolog (see above).
>>>
>>>     Visual Prolog
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://www.visual-prolog.com/
>>>            + Information: <sales@pdc.dk> (or <sales@visual-prolog.com>)
>>>            + Sales: <sales@pdc.dk> (or <sales@visual-prolog.com>)
>>>            + Tech support: <support@pdc.dk> (or
>>>              <support@visual-prolog.com>)
>>>
>>>     5. I think language X is better than Prolog. What do you think?
>>>
>>>     These debates rarely result in any productive discussion. To some
>>>     extent, one's favourite language is based on irrational ideology.
>>>
>>>     However, many people now agree that different languages are good for
>>>     different things. Prolog seems to be good for problems in which 
>>> logic
>>>     is intimately involved, or whose solutions have a succinct logical
>>>     characterization. Like other interactive, symbolic languages, 
>>> Prolog is
>>>     also good for rapid prototyping.
>>>
>>>     Also, note that there are many different "Prologs" and other logic
>>>     programming languages available, all with different capabilities.
>>>
>>>     6. What are the recent developments?
>>>
>>>     There are some languages in development which do not have Prolog
>>>     syntax, but do subsume and generalize Prolog's logic programming
>>>     abilities.
>>>
>>>     Mercury
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://www.mercury.cs.mu.oz.au/index.html
>>>
>>>     The Mozart Consortium:
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://mozart.github.io/
>>>            + Mailing lists: <http://mozart.github.io/mailing-lists/>
>>>
>>>     Some other languages bring new developments while also supporting
>>>     Prolog syntax and functionality as an option:
>>>
>>>     Ciao
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://www.clip.dia.fi.upm.es/Software
>>>            + Users' group: <ciao-users@clip.dia.fi.upm.es>
>>>            + Information: <ciao@clip.dia.fi.upm.es>
>>>            + Tech support: <ciao-bugs@clip.dia.fi.upm.es>
>>>
>>>     Logtalk
>>>
>>>            + Web site: http://logtalk.org/
>>>            + E-mail: Paulo Moura <pmoura@logtalk.org>
>>>            + Info: Open source object-oriented extension to Prolog
>>>              compatible with most Prolog compilers.
>>>
>>>     7. My Prolog prof assigned me this problem. Can you help me with it?
>>>
>>>     If your instructor assigned it to you, he or she probably wanted 
>>> you to
>>>     do it yourself. If it's an introductory Prolog course, your question
>>>     might be elementary to most readers, so it might be a waste of 
>>> network
>>>     resources to ask it. Please ask your instructor, a friend, a 
>>> teaching
>>>     assistant, or a local newsgroup for help first.
>>>
>>>     That being said, there are news://comp.lang.prolog/ readers who 
>>> would
>>>     be glad to help people making a legitimate attempt to learn Prolog.
>>>
>>>     8. Can you suggest some books on Prolog?
>>>
>>>     The Prolog Resource Guide (see above) contains a listing of Prolog
>>>     books. It is maintained by Mark Kantrowitz
>>>     (<Mark.Kantrowitz@glinda.oz.cs.cmu.edu>), and posted periodically on
>>>     news://comp.lang.prolog.
>>>
>>>     Here are some of the most popular books on Prolog.
>>>
>>>     Introductory
>>>
>>>            + "Programming In Prolog". William F. Clocksin and 
>>> Christopher
>>>              S. Mellish. Springer-Verlag, 2003 (5th ed).
>>>            + "Prolog for Programmers". Feliks Kluzniak and Stanislaw
>>>              Szpakowicz. Academic Press, London, 1985, now available
>>>              without charge from
>>>              https://sites.google.com/site/prologforprogrammers/
>>>            + "Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence". Ivan 
>>> Bratko.
>>>              Addison-Wesley, 2001 (3rd ed).
>>>
>>>     Advanced
>>>
>>>            + "The Art of Prolog: Advanced Programming Techniques". Leon
>>>              Sterling and Ehud Shapiro. MIT Press, 1994 (2nd ed).
>>>            + "The Craft of Prolog". Richard A. O'Keefe. MIT Press, 1990.
>>>
>>>     Logic programming theory
>>>
>>>            + "Foundations of Logic Programming". John Lloyd.
>>>              Springer-Verlag, 1988 (2nd ed).
>>>            + "Logic, Programming and Prolog". Ulf Nilsson and Jan
>>>              Maluszynski. Originally published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
>>>              (2nd ed. 1995) and now available without charge from
>>>              http://www.ida.liu.se/~ulfni/lpp
>>>
>>>     Expert Systems
>>>
>>>            + "Building Expert Systems in Prolog". Dennis Merritt.
>>>              Springer-Verlag, 1989. HTML & PDF versions available from
>>>              http://www.amzi.com/ExpertSystemsInProlog
>>>
>>>     9. Are there any WWW archives of comp.lang.prolog ?
>>>
>>>     Yes, there are: Google Groups has archives of 
>>> news://comp.lang.prolog/.
>>>     They can be found at
>>>     https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.lang.prolog
>>>
>>>     10. How can I get the ISO Prolog standard? Where can I go for more
>>>     information about it?
>>>
>>>     You can obtain the approved international standards from your 
>>> national
>>>     member body or directly from ISO (http://www.iso.org).
>>>
>>>     The working group on Prolog standardisation is ISO/IEC 
>>> JTC1/SC22/WG17
>>>     (http://www.sju.edu/~jhodgson/wg17/).
>>>
>>>     Contacts:
>>>
>>>            + Convenor of WG17: Ulrich Neumerkel
>>>              (<ulrich@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at>)
>>>
>>>     Further literature: "Prolog: The Standard (Reference manual)", P.
>>>     Deransart, A. Ed-Dbali, L. Cervoni, Springer Verlag (1996). Extra
>>>     information can be found on
>>>     http://pauillac.inria.fr/~deransar/prolog/docs.html
>>>
>>> http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/ai-repository/ai/lang/pr
>>>     olog/doc/standard/ contains the December 1991 draft, the March 1993
>>>     draft, Michael Covington's summary of it, and Richard O'Keefe's 1984
>>>     Prolog standard draft.
>>>
>>>     http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/ulrich/iso-prolog/ ISO Prolog works
>>>     and related material by the convenor of WG17.
>>>
>>>     For questions about the standard, use this newsgroup or 
>>> Stackoverflow.
>>>
>>>     11. How does the WAM (Warren Abstract Machine) work? How do I 
>>> write a
>>>     WAM-based compiler or a WAM emulator?
>>>
>>>     Reportedly the best tutorial is Hassan Ait-Kaci's book "Warren's
>>>     Abstract Machine: A Tutorial Reconstruction" (MIT Press, 1991). The
>>>     book is out of print, and available online at
>>>     http://wambook.sourceforge.net.
>>>
>>>     12. Is there a WWW page on logic programming?
>>>
>>>     Yes, there is one by Jonathan Bowen; the URL is
>>>     http://www.afm.sbu.ac.uk/logic-prog/. He invites us to mail him at
>>>     <jonathan.bowen@sbu.ac.uk> with any relevant information for 
>>> inclusion.
>>>
>>>     A collection of artifacts from logic programming languages beginning
>>>     with Marseille Prolog is available from
>>>     http://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/prolog/index.html
>>>
>>>     A large amount of Prolog code is available from the CMU AI 
>>> Repository:
>>> http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/ai-repository/ai/lang/prolog/0.htm
>>>     l
>>>
>>>     Recently, Stackoverflow has become a valuable resource for Prolog
>>>     questions and answers: 
>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/prolog
>>>
>>>     Another community resource is the #prolog IRC channel on
>>>     irc.libera.chat.
>>>
>>>     13. Can I do Internet/WWW programming with Prolog?
>>>
>>>     Prolog is very suitable for this task. Several commercial and free
>>>     implementations include special support for it. A page 
>>> specifically on
>>>     this topic (including some tutorials) is maintained at
>>>     http://www.clip.dia.fi.upm.es/lpnet/lpnet.html. A public-domain 
>>> library
>>>     exists (PiLLoW) for several popular Prolog systems which helps in 
>>> the
>>>     task. See: http://www.clip.dia.fi.upm.es/Software/pillow/
>>>
>>>     14. Is there a WWW page with some tutorials on Prolog?
>>>
>>>     Beginner level:
>>>
>>>            + Adventure in Prolog:
>>>              http://www.amzi.com/AdventureInProlog/advfrtop.htm
>>>            + On-line guide to Prolog Programming:
>>>              http://kti.ms.mff.cuni.cz/~bartak/prolog/index.html
>>>            + Prolog Programming, A First Course:
>>>              http://computing.unn.ac.uk/staff/cgpb4/prologbook/book.html
>>>            + Learn Prolog Now!: http://www.learnprolognow.org
>>>
>>>     Intermediate to advanced level:
>>>
>>>            + https://skolemmachines.org/ThePrologTutorial/
>>>
>>>     15. How do I edit Prolog code?
>>>
>>>     Emacs and VIM ship with basic support for Prolog. A much improved 
>>> Emacs
>>>     mode is maintained by Stefan Bruda and available from
>>>     https://bruda.ca/emacs/prolog_mode_for_emacs
>>>
>>>     Logtalk ships with various editing services for many common editors,
>>>     also usable for Prolog.
>>>
>>>     SWI Prolog has a built-in Emacs clone called PceEmacs. There are 
>>> also
>>>     Emacs definitions that let you evaluate embedded queries:
>>>     https://www.metalevel.at/ediprolog/. An SWI Prolog programming
>>>     environment suitable for schools is available from
>>>     http://lernen.bildung.hessen.de/informatik/swiprolog/indexe.htm
>>>
>>>     A Prolog plug-in for the "Eclipse"-IDE is available from:
>>>     http://eclipse.ime.usp.br/projetos/grad/plugin-prolog/index.html
>>>
>>>     A sophisticated integrated editing and teaching environment with
>>>     declarative debugging, termination analysis and many 
>>> visualisations is
>>>     available from http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/ulrich/gupu/
>>>
>>>     16. How do I publish Prolog code?
>>>
>>>     Logtalk ships with support for various syntax highlighters, also 
>>> usable
>>>     for Prolog. These include support for Pygments (used e.g. on Trac 
>>> and
>>>     GitHub), Rouge (use e.g. in GitLab), GeSHi (used e.g. on Wikis), 
>>> minted
>>>     and texments LaTeX packages (e.g. source code listings), Google Code
>>>     Prettify, Source-highlight, Highlight, SyntaxHighlighter, and SHJS
>>>     (JavaScript highlighter for e.g. web pages).
>>>
>>> Acknowledgements
>>>
>>>     Thank you to all the people who helped put together the first 
>>> version
>>>     of this FAQ, and everyone who has contributed to it over the years.
>>>     Special thanks to John Dowding for suggesting a good format for the
>>>     list, and to Chris Moss, Dag Wahlberg, and Mark Kantrowitz for their
>>>     work on the Prolog Resource Guide.
>>>
>>>     Special thanks to Jamie Andrews, Dirk-Jan Faber and Remko 
>>> Troncon, who
>>>     have been maintaining and posting the FAQ in the past.
>>>
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