Re: Prolog programming job?


mctodd333@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hello!

I'm a recent CS graduate and I've recently developed an interest in
Prolog. I was wondering how popular it is in the software business
world. What kind of applications would companies work on in Prolog? I
understand it's quite an old language and what was wondering if there
companies that still use it today. How many of you use it daily in your
company?
Also, are there any sample commercial applications written in Prolog
online?


Thanks,
John

It is not the same software used in a company that commercial software
provided by the same company. Moreover, any application with a few of
complexity is composed of subsystems, each one developed in one or more
languages.

Only a very, very reduced number of companies distributes software
written mainly in Prolog. A few more uses some parts in Prolog. And
some more uses prolog in its internal software (internal tools, testing
software, control software, ...).

One reason is that company developers are more free when developing
software to be used internally that software "for sale". Moreover, in
this kind of software the quality factors are different (by example,
time to availabilty can be more important than execution time).

This criteria mades Prolog a best choice than, by example, C for this
kind of software.

.

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