The reliable specification of software
John McLean, Catherine A. Meadows · 2003
A system that supports experimentation by specification writers with the consequences of their specifications, by automatically translating trace specifications into Prolog programs, is described. An introduction to trace specifications and Prolog is provided. An implementation-free semantics for a subset of Prolog that allows characterization of the class of specifications that can be mechanically translated into complete programs is developed. A grammar for a subset of translatable specifications is also described.>