Title :
Specification fragments with defined semantics to support SW-evolution
Author :
Bollin, A. ; Mittermeir, R.T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Informatics Syst., Klagenfurt Univ., Austria
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The power of formal specifications is not fully exploited if used only during initial development. However, the linguistic density of specification languages can be seen as an obstacle against reading and easily comprehending a document written by other engineers. We introduce an approach for identifying fragments of specifications with well defined semantic content. Specification chunks and specification slices are introduced as complementary concepts to convey partial, though sufficient understanding to maintainers or other focused readers.
Keywords :
formal specification; program slicing; programming language semantics; reverse engineering; specification languages; SW-evolution; formal specification; linguistic density; semantic content; specification chunks; specification language; specification slices; Formal specifications; Maintenance engineering; Power engineering and energy; Specification languages;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Systems and Applications, 2003. Book of Abstracts. ACS/IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tunis, Tunisia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7983-7
DOI :
10.1109/AICCSA.2003.1227496