Product Description
A practical handbook for anyone interested in programming rule-based systems and written by the creator of the popular Java rule engine, Jess, this book is structured around a series of large, fully developed practical examples of rule-based programming in Java. After the topic of rule-based systems is introduced, software developers and architects are shown the Jess rule programming language in an accessible, tutorial style. Demonstrated is how to quickly progress from building freestanding interactive applications to rule-based Web and Enterprise software. Specific issues covered in this process include designing the application, embedding Jess in Java applications, and using a rule engine in the J2EE environment.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #210887 in Books
- Published on: 2003-06-01
- Original language:
English
- Dimensions: 1.08" h x
7.40" w x
9.18" l,
1.81 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 480 pages
Editorial Reviews
Book Info
Text introduces rule programming concepts and teaches the Jess language. Progresses through a series of fully-developed applications chosen to expose the reader to practical rule-based development. Includes examples of a tax forms advisor, diagnostic assistant, fuzzy logic controller, Web agent, and J2EE applications. Softcover.
Publisher Comments
Includes an essay on fuzzy logic by Bob Orchard, the creator of AUTHORBIO: Ernest Friedman Hill is a principal member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. He lives in Gaithersburg, AUTHOR: Friedman Hill, Ernest
About the Author
Ernest Friedman Hill is a principal member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. He lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Dr. Ernest J. Friedman-Hill graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut in 1986, and earned his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992. Since then, Dr. Friedman-Hill has been employed by Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California. His work centers on the use of distributed computing and artificial intelligence in advanced manufacturing applications. Most of his projects over the last five years have used Java. Dr. Friedman-Hill is the author of "Jess," a widely used tool for artificial intelligence research. "Jess" is written entirely in Java. You can read about "Jess" on the World Wide Web at herzberg.ca.sandia.gov/jess. Dr. Friedman-Hill has been teaching Java programming since the spring of 1996. He has taught for the University of California Extension Schools at Berkeley and San Diego, and through his own consulting firm, Montezuma Software Works. He has published numerous papers in scholarly journals as well as articles in "Dr. Dobb's Journal" and "Java Enterprise Developer."
