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From: patch@hpldola.HP.COM (Pat Chkoreff)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.prolog
Subject: Committed Choice
Message-ID: <11500012@hpldola.HP.COM>
Date: 10 Mar 89 08:47:10 GMT
Organization: HP Elec. Design Div. -ColoSpgs
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It seems to me that the if-then-else construct in Prolog completely
eliminates the need for the cut, and is a far superior mechanism for
enforcing committed choice.  Am I right?

Books on Prolog tend to emphasize the nuances of using the cut, but
rarely discuss if-then-else.  Is this due to historical reasons?


- Patrick Chkoreff