20. For More Information...

20.1. ... about Jess

• Friedman-Hill, Ernest, "Jess in Action: Rule-based Systems in Java", ISBN 1930110898.
• The Jess FAQ at http://www.jessrules.com/FAQ.shtml includes the solutions to some common problems.
• The jess-users mailing list.

  There is a moderated Jess email discussion list you can join. This is the best place to get your Jess questions answered quickly. To get information about the jess-users list, send a message to majordomo@sandia.gov containing the text

  help
  info jess-users
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  as the body of the message. There is an archive of the list at http://www.mail-archive.com/jess-users@sandia.gov.

• Bug reports.

  Jess 7 is still in beta testing. There may be bugs, and there certainly are unfinished features. Please read the release notes for specific information. Comments and bug reports are welcome. Contact me at ejfried@ca.sandia.gov so I can fix them for a later release.

20.2. ... about Java and Java Programming

• Java's home page
• The JavaRanch forums, in my opinion the best place on Earth to ask Java questions.

20.3. ... about Rule Engines and Expert Systems

• Giarratano and Riley, "Expert Systems: Principles and Programming", Second Edition; ISBN 0878353356.
• Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig, "Artificial Intelligence - A Modern Approach," ISBN 0131038052.
• John Durkin, "Expert Systems - Design and Development," ISBN 0023309709.
• Guus Schreiber, Hans Akkermans, Anjo Anjewierden, Robert de Hoog, Nigel Shadbolt, Walter Van de Velde and Bob Wielinga, "Knowledge Engineering and Management - The Common KADS Methodology," ISBN 0262193000.
• Nils J. Nilsson, "Principles of Artificial Intelligence," ISBN 0934613109.
• Jay Aronson and Efraim Turban, "Decision Support and Intelligent Systems", ISBN 0137409370.
• Mark Watson, "Intelligent Java Applications for the Internet and Intranets"