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Summary: inspiring and visionary
Review: I am one of the lucky 10,000+ students who have been taught by Larry Smith in economics at the University of Waterloo. True to his intentions, this book inspires computer scientists to develop a new generation of software tools that will truly revolutionize the world we live in today, namely expert systems. The book does an excellent job at instilling ideas in the mind of the reader of new expert systems that ultimately will be created. Larry Smith has a good grasp on IT as well as economics, and is truly one of the industry's visionaries. Although it lacks in examples, like Prof. Smith said in class, the book is designed to get people thinking about these fantastic expert systems.
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Summary: Good ideas
Review: This book has a series of good thought provoking ideas, though in some places, it can be a bit repetitive.While I think the book is trying not to limit its readers' imaginations, a few more example of where expert systems are or could be implemented would be useful. These example would lend more credibility to the ideas, since they would show that the systems that are vaguely described in the book could actually be implemented. A must read for those that want to change the world using IT.
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Summary: Not for the underdetermined
Review: This book is not for the under-determined, like the last reviewer. The subject is not Computer Science. The subject is Economics, the application is Computer Science. This is not a HOWTO for building expert systems. This is a cry for survival -- economic survival. This is a perfect book for computer scientists, developers, CEOs, chief visionaries, or as Larry would put it (as he has in class with respect to class) this is a book for the generals not the grunts. The world needs more expert systems. Expert systems are innovative, deliver actual work (not just reformatted work), never breakdown, and expert systems will be produced cheaply.
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