Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming

This book presents the leading edge in Common Lisp programming techniques by reconstructing authentic, complex AI programs. It teaches students and professionals how to build and debug robust practical programs and explore important AI concepts. The author strongly emphasizes the practical performance issues involved in writing real working programs of significant size. Chapters on troubleshooting and efficiency are included, along with a discussion of the fundamentals of object-oriented programming and a description of the main CLOS functions. This volume is an excellent text for a course on AI programming, a useful supplement for general AI courses, and an indispensable reference for the professional programmer.