Triple

T23155485
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brian Marick E578424 entity
Predicate hasWrittenBook P29317 FINISHED
Object Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide (as co-author of later editions)
Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide is a widely used, comprehensive reference and tutorial book on the Ruby programming language, updated for Ruby 1.9 and known for its practical, developer-focused style.
E1574290 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide (as co-author of later editions) | Statement: [Brian Marick, hasWrittenBook, Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide (as co-author of later editions)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide (as co-author of later editions)
Context triple: [Brian Marick, hasWrittenBook, Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide (as co-author of later editions)]
  • A. The Well-Grounded Rubyist
    The Well-Grounded Rubyist is a widely respected programming book that provides a clear, thorough introduction to the Ruby language and its idioms for both new and experienced developers.
  • B. Ravishing Ruby
    "Ravishing Ruby" is a country song by Tom T. Hall, known for its storytelling lyrics and Hall’s signature narrative style.
  • C. Ruby (programming language)
    Ruby is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language known for its elegant syntax and focus on developer happiness, widely used for web development through the Ruby on Rails framework.
  • D. Matz's Ruby Interpreter
    Matz's Ruby Interpreter is the original and most widely used reference implementation of the Ruby programming language, created by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.
  • E. The Pragmatic Programmer
    The Pragmatic Programmer is a highly influential software development book that offers practical advice, best practices, and philosophical guidance for writing maintainable, high-quality code and growing as a professional programmer.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide (as co-author of later editions)
Triple: [Brian Marick, hasWrittenBook, Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide (as co-author of later editions)]
Generated description
Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide is a widely used, comprehensive reference and tutorial book on the Ruby programming language, updated for Ruby 1.9 and known for its practical, developer-focused style.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide (as co-author of later editions)
Target entity description: Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide is a widely used, comprehensive reference and tutorial book on the Ruby programming language, updated for Ruby 1.9 and known for its practical, developer-focused style.
  • A. The Well-Grounded Rubyist
    The Well-Grounded Rubyist is a widely respected programming book that provides a clear, thorough introduction to the Ruby language and its idioms for both new and experienced developers.
  • B. Ravishing Ruby
    "Ravishing Ruby" is a country song by Tom T. Hall, known for its storytelling lyrics and Hall’s signature narrative style.
  • C. Ruby (programming language)
    Ruby is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language known for its elegant syntax and focus on developer happiness, widely used for web development through the Ruby on Rails framework.
  • D. Matz's Ruby Interpreter
    Matz's Ruby Interpreter is the original and most widely used reference implementation of the Ruby programming language, created by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.
  • E. The Pragmatic Programmer
    The Pragmatic Programmer is a highly influential software development book that offers practical advice, best practices, and philosophical guidance for writing maintainable, high-quality code and growing as a professional programmer.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e245fb8de081908f0eba7b5fd75bc4 completed April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f18efca1f081908ff1c34ba25f40c3 completed April 29, 2026, 4:54 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0c309c3da48190b07c64b10fda58ff completed May 19, 2026, 9:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0c31dd458c8190b8e98870dd5e19c5 completed May 19, 2026, 9:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0c325f5c248190b35e2c88b384ac31 completed May 19, 2026, 9:50 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:01 p.m.