Recent Trends in Data Type Specification [electronic resource] : 5th Workshop on Specification of Abstract Data Types Gullane, Scotland, September 1–4, 1987 Selected Papers /

The Fifth Workshop on Specification of Abstract Data Types took place 1-4 September 1987 in Gullane, near Edinburgh. This book contains papers based on selected talks presented at the workshop. The algebraic specification of abstract data types has been a flourishing topic in computer science since 1974. The main goal of work in this area is to evolve a methodology to support the design and formal development of reliable software. The particular approach taken builds upon concepts from universal algebra and elementary category theory. The core of this work has now stabilized to a great extent and is mature enough to find application in real-life software engineering and to related topics such as concurrency, databases, and even hardware design. Such applications are becoming more feasible because of the emergence of integrated specification/development environments which include tools such as theorem provers based on fast term rewriting engines. Researchers are also exploring ways of widening the scope of the theory to make it applicable to (for example) higher-order functions and non-deterministic programs. Another trend is toward taking a more general view which allows superficially different approaches having the same general aims and methods to be unified.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Sannella, D. editor., Tarlecki, A. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1988
Subjects:	Computer science., Programming languages (Electronic computers)., Computer Science., Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-50325-0
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