Formal Description of Programming Concepts

by Erich J. Neuhold (Editor), K.R. Apt (Contribution by), Manfred Paul (Editor), E. Astesiano (Contribution by), D. Bjorner (Contribution by)

Overview

In software engineering there is a growing need for formalization as a basis for developing powerful computer assisted methods. This volume contains seven extensive lectures prepared for a series of IFIP seminars on the Formal Description of Programming Concepts. The authors are experts in their fields and have contributed substantially to the state of the art in numerous publications. The lectures cover a wide range in the theoretical foundations of programming and give an up-to-date account of the semantic models and the related tools which have been developed in order to allow a rigorous discussion of the problems met in the construction of correct programs. In particular, methods for the specification and transformation of programs are considered in detail. One lecture is devoted to the formalization of concurrency and distributed systems and reflects their great importance in programming. Further topics are the verification of programs and the use of sophisticated type systems in programming. This compendium on the theoretical foundations of programming is also suitable as a textbook for special seminars on different aspects of this broad subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540539612
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	09/17/1991
Series:	IFIP State-of-the-Art Reports
Edition description:	1991
Pages:	508
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.28(d)

Table of Contents

Contents: P.D. Mosses: A Practical Introduction to Denotational Semantics.- E. Astesiano: Inductive and Operational Semantics.- D. Bjorner: Specification and Transformation: Methodology Aspects of the Vienna Development Method.- M. Wirsing: Algebraic Specification: Semantics, Parameterization and Refinement.- M. Broy: Formalization of Distributed, Concurrent, Reactive Systems.- K.R. Apt, E.-R. Olderog: Introduction to Program Verification.- L. Cardelli: Typeful Programming.

Editorial Reviews

Based on a seminar held near Rio de Janeiro, April 1989. The lectures cover a wide range in the theoretical foundations of programming and give an up-to-date account of semantic models and discussion of problems in the construction of programs. In particular, methods for the specification and transformation of programs are considered in detail. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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