Algebraic Methods II: Theory, Tools and Applications

N. W. P. van Diepen, H. A. Partsch (auth.), J. A. Bergstra, L. M. G. Feijs (eds.)3540539123, 9783540539124, 0387539123, 9780387539126

The proper treatment and choice of the basic data structures is an important and complex part in the process of program construction. Algebraic methods provide techniques for data abstraction and the structured specification, validation and analysis of data structures. This volume originates from a workshop organized within ESPRIT Project 432 METEOR, An Integrated Formal Approach to Industrial Software Development, held in Mierlo, The Netherlands, September 1989. The volume includes five invited contributions based on workshop talks given by A. Finkelstein, P. Klint, C.A. Middelburg, E.-R. Olderog, and H.A. Partsch. Ten further papers by members of the METEOR team are based on talks given at the workshop. The workshop was a successor to an earlier one held in Passau, Germany, June 1987, the proceedings of which were published as Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 394.

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Table of contents :
Formalizing informal requirements some aspects….Pages 1-27
ViewPoint oriented software development: Methods and viewpoints in requirements engineering….Pages 29-54
Using transformations to verify parallel programs….Pages 55-81
Experiences with combining formalisms in VVSL….Pages 83-103
A meta-environment for generating programming environments….Pages 105-124
Introducing formal requirements into industry….Pages 125-141
Where can I get gas round here? — an application of a design methodology for distributed systems….Pages 143-166
Transformations of designs….Pages 167-199
Norman’s database modularised in COLD-K….Pages 200-231
POLAR a picture-oriented language for abstract representations….Pages 233-276
Inheritance in COLD….Pages 277-301
A process specification formalism based on static COLD….Pages 303-335
Specification of the transit node in PSF d ….Pages 337-361
Design of a specification language by abstract syntax engineering….Pages 363-394
From an ERAE requirements specification to a PLUSS algebraic specification: A case study….Pages 395-431