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Ashcroft, Edward A. and Wadge, William W. (1979) R for semantics. University of Warwick. Department of Computer Science. (Theory of Computation Report). (Unpublished)
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Abstract
We would like in this note to offer a constructive criticism of current work in the semantics of programming languages, a criticism directed not so much at the techniques and results obtained as at the use to which they are put. The basic problem, in our view, is that denotational (or "mathematical") semantics plays on the whole a passive (we call it "descriptive") role, while operational semantics plays on the whole an active (we call it "prescriptive") role. Our suggestion is that these roles be reversed.
| Item Type: | Report |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Computer Science |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Programming languages (Electronic computers) -- Semantics |
| Series Name: | Theory of Computation Report |
| Publisher: | University of Warwick. Department of Computer Science |
| Date: | December 1979 |
| Number: | Number 30 |
| Number of Pages: | 24 |
| Identification Number: | CS-RR-030 |
| Institution: | University of Warwick |
| Theses Department: | Department of Computer Science |
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Unpublished |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/46324 |
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