Prolog was one of the first logic programming languages and remains the most popular such language today, with several free and commercial implementations available.

Is Prolog still used in 2020?

It is still used in academic teachings there as part of the artificial intelligence course. The reason why Prolog is considered powerful in AI is because the language allows for easy management of recursive methods, and pattern matching.

Where is Prolog used today?

Prolog has been used largely for logic programming, and its applications include natural language understanding and expert systems such as MYCIN. Prolog is notably a so-called nonprocedural, or declarative, language in the sense that the programmer specifies what goals are to be accomplished but not…