Re: Storing data and code in a Db with LISP-like interface

Neo wrote:
[about prolog]
> ... the limiting consequence of nested linked list as the
> fundamental data structure, using non-data independent references, lack
> of complete normalization, inability to use functions (not function
> ouputs) as a parameters, meta-data, etc.

Your eagerness to dismiss everything but your own product clouds your progress.

• nested linked list as the fundamental data structure

Maybe under the hood it is. If so, this is a quite well hidden prolog implementation detail.
Trees and other graphs are handled easily in prolog.

• using non-data independent references What do you mean?
• lack of complete normalization What do you mean?
• inability to use functions (not function outputs) as parameters, meta-data

This is simply not true.
The examples you gave were not specific enough. Maybe the way it is done in prolog (meta-programming) is not the way you need to go about - but you don't yet have the facts to judge this.

• etc

Hmm. Not much left of this list. Care to elaborate?

> Some of these cannot be
> realized in a static example but rather by observing how a
> methodology's steps to implement the next set of requirements are
> affected. Consistency/systamaticness in meeting progressive
> requirements become more of an issue in AI type apps (ie an andriod)
> which would continually face changing requirements.

It is important to find a good way of stating requirements. Up to now I don't think you have found it. Received on Sat Apr 29 2006 - 06:40:19 CDT