Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science (Aug 2015)

Building an IDE for the Calculational Derivation of Imperative Programs

  • Dipak L. Chaudhari,
  • Om Damani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4204/EPTCS.187.1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 187, no. Proc. F-IDE 2015
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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In this paper, we describe an IDE called CAPS (Calculational Assistant for Programming from Specifications) for the interactive, calculational derivation of imperative programs. In building CAPS, our aim has been to make the IDE accessible to non-experts while retaining the overall flavor of the pen-and-paper calculational style. We discuss the overall architecture of the CAPS system, the main features of the IDE, the GUI design, and the trade-offs involved.