Mechanizing the Transformation of Higher-Order Algebraic Specifications for the Development of Software Systems

By (author) Sonke Johannes Magnussen

Book cover: Mechanizing the Transformation of Higher-Order Algebraic Specifications for the Development of Software Systems

Extent: 220 pages

Publisher: Logos Verlag Berlin

Subjects: Technical Sciences: Computer Science, Engineering, IT, & Math

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(June 2003)

ISBN: 9783832501525

5.75 x 8.31 inches

Price: $61.00

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The quality of software systems depends on many criteria. Choosing an adequate software process model is essential in meeting quality requirements. When aiming at a rigorous mathematical notion of correctness, formal software development provides an appropriate process model, which ensures that the implementation fulfills the requirements given by a formal specification. The stepwise derivation by transformations represents one approach to formal system development that can be supported by computers. This book first introduces a sound framework for the mechanizable transformation of formal specifications. The framework comprises a specification language, a formal development method and various mechanizable transformation rules. It is then illustrated how the framework is implemented in the Lubeck Transformation System LTS — a tool for the interactive development of software systems.

  • By (author) Sonke Johannes Magnussen