A Pattern Logic for Prompt Lazy Assertions in Haskell

Chitil, Olaf and Huch, Frank (2006) A Pattern Logic for Prompt Lazy Assertions in Haskell. In: Draft Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL 2006.

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Abstract

Assertions test expected properties of run-time values without disrupting the normal computation of a program. Here we present a library for enriching programs in the lazy language Haskell with assertions. Expected properties are written in an expressive pattern logic that combines pattern matching with logical operations and predicates. The presented assertions are lazy: they do not force evaluation but only examine what is evaluated by other parts of the program. They are also prompt: assertion failure is reported as early as possible, before a faulty value is used by the main computation.

Item Type:	Conference or workshop item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming,
Divisions:	Faculties > Science Technology and Medical Studies > School of Computing > Theoretical Computing Group
Depositing User:	Mark Wheadon
Date Deposited:	24 Nov 2008 18:03
Last Modified:	06 Sep 2011 01:32
Resource URI:	http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/14409 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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