A Synthesis of Language Ideas for AI Control Structures
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Kornfeld, William A.![Thumbnail](/bitstream/handle/1721.1/41153/AI_WP_201.pdf.jpg?sequence=6&isAllowed=y)
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Two well known programming methodologies for artificial intelligence research are compared, the so-called pattern-directed invocation languages and the object-oriented languages. The features and limitations of both approaches are discussed. We show that pattern-directed invocation is a more general formalism, but entails a serious loss of efficiency. We then go on to demonstrate that a language for artificial intelligence research can be created that contains the best features of both approaches.
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1980-07Publisher
MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Working Papers, WP-201