The Early Years of Logic Programming
Robert A. Kowalski, “The Early Years of Logic Programming”. Communications of the ACM, January 1988 (pp. 38 onward) (published January 1988). Retrospective account by a participant.
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- The Early Years of Logic Programming Communications of the ACM; PDF on the author's site · published 1988-01 · Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-29 (SHA-256 776f9eec80748ad8896cbddc3eb574fba33ca484602369c4c1ee4302b9d0df33). Scan of the CACM printing with a text layer, on the author's site
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- Alain ColmerauerKowalski (1988) writes that the name Prolog was originally intended for the programming language developed by Alain Colmerauer and Philippe Roussel in the summer of 1972.1988-01 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Alain Colmerauer: person page →
- The Early Years of Logic ProgrammingKowalski (1988) writes that the name Prolog was suggested by Roussel's wife, Jacqueline, as an abbreviation for 'programmation en logique'.1988-01 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗The Early Years of Logic Programming: document page →
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