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Algebraic specification languages: An overview

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Recent Trends in Data Type Specification (ADT 1994, COMPASS 1994)

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Algebraic specification languages are characterised by their underlying logic, their constructs supporting a particular programming paradigm and their structuring mechanisms. In this paper a survey of algebraic specification languages is given together with hints to extensions towards imperative, object-oriented, concurrent, functional and logic programming. The main concepts for specification “in the small” and “in the large” are given and their representation in different specification languages is illustrated. A number of design decisions is listed which have to be considered for choosing a particular algebraic specification language. Finally, some trends and open questions concerning the development of algebraic specification languages are presented.

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Wirsing, M. (1995). Algebraic specification languages: An overview. In: Astesiano, E., Reggio, G., Tarlecki, A. (eds) Recent Trends in Data Type Specification. ADT COMPASS 1994 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 906. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0014423

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