Good beginners material on Prolog

Question

I am looking for good beginners material on Prolog, both online and printed. I am not only interested in 'learning the language' but also in background and scientific information.

Answer 1

Here's one book you may find useful: Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence by Ivan Bratko.

The first part is about Prolog, the second about AI algorithms and how to implement them in Prolog.

Answer 2

Once upon a time when I used Prolog I liked the book by Sterling & Shapiro, The Art of Prolog.

For advanced Prolog programming, especially w.r.t. efficiency, I recommend the Craft of Prolog by O'Keefe.

Answer 3

Check out Learn Prolog Now!

This book is well-written, should be easy to read for beginners. It's available in printed form and also as a free online version. It is also relatively new (from 2003), which is not the case with many Prolog books out there.

Answer 4

Here's a page with a slew of useful links

http://www.swi-prolog.org/www.html

Answer 5

Try Logic, Programming and Prolog (free download). I haven't read it, but it's broken up into Foundations, Programming in Logic, and Alternative Logic Programming Schemes, so it sounds like it has something for everybody.

Answer 6

If you want a very accessible and solid introduction to Prolog (this is more into 'learning the language'), go for "Programming in Prolog: Using the ISO Standard" by Clocksin and Mellish, now in it's 5th edition.

Answer 7

#1 http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~billw/prologdict.html

#2 http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis479/prolog.html

#3 http://www.csupomona.edu/~jrfisher/www/prolog_tutorial/contents.html#2

#4 http://wiki.visual-prolog.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

Answer 8

I haven't seen this one metioned yet and thought it was a good read.

A Prolog Introduction for Hackers

Answer 9

Writing an Adventure Game in Prolog could also be a good way to learn.

Answer 10

You MUST read Nany's Tutorial. Learn Prolog while you create a complete game.

Answer 11

I'm sorry but I have to say both this book and many others that I've found online are completely USELESS. I am baffled by the fact that there is nobody out there that can truly explain Prolog.For instance: I want to introduce data into Prolog; for the past hour I've been searching for a book/guide/anything or anyone that can teach me that. Even the simplest of books starts with a simple program, but not even those don't explain how I'm supposed to imput those facts.

If anyone can enlighten me on Prolog (as in truly teach it in a learnable manner) then please send me an email at [email protected]. Until I get an answer from any of you guys I guess I have to try and deduce how to use this twisted program T_T.

Answer 12

@l3lue: Hey, just write a text written in the book into a text file and then

?- *reconsult('your_file_name').*

That's all.