Re: In which cases/problems is Prolog faster than Java?

On Fri, 23 May 2008 03:02:56 -0700 (PDT), Paulo Moura
<pjlmoura@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



People often use Java not because its OO features per se but because
its libraries. And, when talking about libraries that allows you to
write powerful applications without the need of implementing every
single bit of functionality yourself, then we, Prolog programmers,
have good reasons to fell envy :(

Right. Languages are not the issue anymore. I have selected Prolog
because of CLP(FD) functionality that is much batter in Prolog than
provided by other languages, not because Prolog is "better" or
"faster"

In addition, significant factor in selecting language are
licensing/business terms, such as cost of development environment and
run time fees

A.L.
.

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