Introduction to JESS

JESS or Java Expert System Shell, the skeleton of expert systems developed by Sandia National Laboratories. Jess is written in Java, so you can run code in this language using Jess. It uses a syntax similar to Lisp . It is compatible with both the Windows and Unix systems. This compatibility with Java makes Jess can have a very common application.

Source: http://www.jessrules.com/jess/index.shtml

Remember that for the proper functioning Jess needs a Java software. At the time of writing of this course the latest version is Java JDK 8, you can download tutaj. Jess is available at Sandia.

In the package jess.bat is a batch file that starts the engine system, installed in the bin directory. In addition, the package includes a library and documentation, in which the authors show the capabilities of the system. There are also examples of expert systems created in this language.