A Program Refinement Tool

The refinement calculus for the development of programs from specifications is well suited to mechanised support. We review the requirements for tool support of refinement as gleaned from our experience with existing refinement tools, and report on the design and implementation of a new tool to supp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Formal aspects of computing 1998-11, Vol.10 (2), p.97-124
Hauptverfasser:	Carrington, D., Hayes, I., Nickson, R., Watson, G., Welsh, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applied sciences Computer science control theory systems Exact sciences and technology Software Software and its engineering Software and its engineering / Software creation and management Software and its engineering / Software creation and management / Designing software Software and its engineering / Software creation and management / Software development process management Software and its engineering / Software creation and management / Software verification and validation Software and its engineering / Software notations and tools Software and its engineering / Software organization and properties Software and its engineering / Software organization and properties / Software functional properties Software engineering Theory of computation Theory of computation / Semantics and reasoning Theory of computation / Semantics and reasoning / Program reasoning
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Zusammenfassung:	The refinement calculus for the development of programs from specifications is well suited to mechanised support. We review the requirements for tool support of refinement as gleaned from our experience with existing refinement tools, and report on the design and implementation of a new tool to support refinement based on these requirements.The main features of the new tool are close integration of refinement and proof in a single tool (the same mechanism is used for both), good management of the refinement context, an extensible theory base that allows the tool to be adapted to new application domains, and a flexible user interface.
ISSN:	0934-5043 1433-299X
DOI:	10.1007/s001650050006