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Specification and Transformation of Programs: A Formal Approach to Software Development

By Helmut A. Partsch

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1990
ISBN
978-3-540-52589-9, 978-3-642-61512-2
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-61512-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
35 MB (36685419 bytes)
Series
Texts and Monographs in Computer Science
Pages
507\507
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
CompilersInterpreters; Data Structures; Logics and MeaningsProgramming Techniques; Software Engineering; Prog

Description

"Specification and transformation of programs" is short for a methodology of software development where, from a formal specification of a problem to be solved, programs correctly solving that problem are constructed by stepwise application of formal, semantics-preserving transformation rules. The approach considers programming as a formal activity. Consequently, it requires some mathematical maturity and, above all, the will to try something new. A somewhat experienced programmer or a third- or fourth-year student in computer science should be able to master most of this material - at least, this is the level I have aimed at. This book is primarily intended as a general introductory textbook on transformational methodology. As with any methodology, reading and understanding is necessary but not sufficient. Therefore, most of the chapters contain a set of exercises for practising as homework. Solutions to these exercises exist and can, in principle, be obtained at nominal cost from the author upon request on appropriate letterhead. In addition, the book also can be seen as a comprehensive account of the particular transformational methodology developed within the Munich CIP project.

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