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Research Paper #767

Title:Automating Changes of Data Type in Functional Programs
Authors:Richardson,J
Date:Aug 1995
Presented:Accepted for presentation at KBSE-95, November 1995
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Abstract:In this paper I present an automatic technique for transforming a program by changing the data types in that program to ones which are more appropriate for the task. Programs are synthesised by providing modified synthesis theorems in the proofs-as-programs paradigm. the transformation can be verified in the logic of type theory. Transformations are motivated by the presence of subexpressions in the synthesised program. A library of data type changes is maintained, indexed by the motivating subexpressions. These transformations are extended from the motivating expressions to cover as much of the program as possible. I describe the general pattern of the revised synthesis proof, and show how such a proof can be guided by difference matching followed by rippling.
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