The Craft of Prolog
The Craft of Prolog by Richard O'Keefeby Richard O'Keefe
Shares rank 19 of 28 computer science textbooks by recommenders
Commenters name it as a direct way to start learning Prolog, alongside The Art of Prolog.
Commenters name it as a direct way to start learning Prolog, alongside The Art of Prolog.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Suggested as a way into Prolog
“Alternatively hop straight into Prolog (Art of Prolog, Craft of Prolog)”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Logic for Programmers by Hillel Wayne”
Other computer science textbooks people recommend
The four most recommended other computer science textbooks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programsby Abelson and Sussman | 55 | 5 | 92% | 12 | — | Approved |
| The Art of Computer Programmingby Donald E. Knuth | 28 | 6 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programsby Abelson and Sussman | 12 | 0 | 100% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Quantum Computation and Quantum Informationby Nielsen and Chuang | 12 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Craft of Prologby Richard O'KeefeThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
1 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Alternatively hop straight into Prolog (Art of Prolog, Craft of Prolog)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.