Prolog Education Crisis: A Stack Overflow User's Plea for Reform

2025-05-10

A Stack Overflow user confesses to violating platform rules by providing excessive Prolog help, realizing it's counterproductive. The root problem? Many Prolog assignments stem from professors who don't understand the language themselves. Students' first encounter is often confusion, not understanding. The user proposes a two-part solution: a small, well-annotated solution database to answer even basic questions, and professor-ready slides for teaching Prolog even with limited expertise. This, combined with a moratorium on solving homework problems directly on Stack Overflow, aims to improve the Prolog learning experience.

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