Methods of Programming: Selected Papers on the CIP-Project

The systematic development of software systems is a central

task of computing science. A software system is the result

of putting together knowledge about the application, the

requirements and the structures of computing science.

Under the heading CIP (Computer-aided Intuition-guided

Programming), a group of researchers led by Prof. F.L. Bauer

and Prof. K. Samelson started work in 1975 in the direction

of formal program specification, transformational

programming, and tool supportfor program development.

The collection of papers in this volume presents examples of

a formal approach to programming language concepts and

program development based on algebraic specifications and

program transformations. Examples are also presented of

evolutions and modificationsof the original ideas of the

CIP project. The topics range from descriptionsof the

program development process to derivations of algorithms

from specifications.

The volume is dedicated to Prof. F.L. Bauer.