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Micrologic is a minimal, documented Clojure implementation of miniKanren, a logic programming system that can be embedded in functional languages. It serves as an educational resource for understanding how miniKanren… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Micrologic – A tiny, literate implementation of miniKanren/core.logic launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A Clojure implementation of logic programming language in SICP▲56

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    2023 · tinyllms.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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