
The Generic Development Language Deva
Presentation and Case Studies
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 28. October 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 251 pages
978-3-540-57335-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book summarizes work done by the authors under the
Esprit Tool Use project (1985-1990), at GMD in Karlsruhe and
at Berlin University of Technology. It provides a
comprehensive description of the generic development
language Deva designed by the authors. Much of the research
reported in this monograph is inspired by the work of Michel
Sintzoff on formal program development; he contributed an
enlightening Foreword.
Deva is essentially a typed functional language with certain
deduction rules. The difference with ordinary languages is,
of course, the application domain: the types serve here to
express propositions such as specifications or programs,
rather than just data classes. Its practical applicability
was tested on several non-trivial case studies. The whole
book is written using the DVWEB system, a WEB for Deva,
beeing implemented at the Berlin University of Technology.
More details
Series
Edition
1993 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XIII, 251 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
406 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-57335-7 (9783540573357)
DOI
10.1007/3-540-57335-6
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Informal introduction to Deva.- Stepwise definition of Deva.- Formalization of basic theories.- Case study on VDM-style developments.- Case study on algorithm calculation.- Conclusion.