I would be very happy to review and comment on it, is it on line anywhere ?

Ron Day

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Hi Folks,

A little news about the Jess book. The manuscript is finished, and the
full technical review is almost over. Manning is putting the book in
its Spring catalog. It should be published early next year.

The tentative title (based on a series title Manning has used) is now:

        "Jess in Action: Java Rule-based Systems"

I'm hereby soliciting comments on it.

Here are the chapter titles:

Preface

Part I: Introducing rule-based systems
        What are rule-based systems?
        Which problems fit, and which ones don't

Part II: Jess: A rule-based programming environment
        Introducing Jess
        Getting started with the Jess language
        Scripting Java with Jess
        Representing facts in Jess
        Writing rules in Jess
        Under the hood -- how Jess works

Part III: Creating your first rule-based application: the Tax Forms Advisor
        Collecting the knowledge
        Designing the Application
        Writing the application

Part IV: Writing a diagnostic application: the PC Repair Assistant
        Writing the PC Repair Assistant
        Adding a graphical interface

Part V: Reasoning about reality: the HVAC Controller
        The reality connection
        Extending the Jess language
        Writing the rules

Part VI: TekMart.com: Rule-based applications for the Web
        Jess on the Web
        Embedding Jess in Java applications
        Deploying Web-based applications

Part VII: Enterprise Systems
        Jess, XML, and the enterprise
        Jess in the J2EE environment

Appendices
        Jess Functions
        Abridged Java API for Jess
        An automated testing framework



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