What is the correct result?

[johnb]

(03-20-2024 12:28 PM)carey Wrote:  PROLOG was expected to allow experts (e.g., doctors, lawyers, etc.) to develop expert systems on their own by inputting their knowledge as Prolog clauses, but in retrospect, would probably have been as successful if input as Santa Clauses

Anything is simple if you look at it shallowly enough!

This reminds me of a canonical example... Many years ago when I was still just a journeyman programmer in my 20's, my manager actually complained "I don't know why it takes you guys so long to do anything! It's only writing!"

I was very proud of my comeback: "Sir, how long would it take you to write a business plan for a large division of Corporation X?" Him: "From scratch?" Me: "Yes. Shouldn't take you more than half an afternoon. It's only writing."

Enlightenment dawned.