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Logic Programming and Software engineering—implications for Software design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2009

Leon Sterling  and
Ümit Yalçinalp
Leon Sterling
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Engineering and Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Ümit Yalçinalp
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Engineering and Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Abstract

Logic programming is a programming paradigm with potential to contribute to software engineering. This paper is concerned with one dimension of that potential, the impact that experience with developing logic programs can have on software design. We present a logic programming perspective on programming patterns, systematic program development, design for provability, and the paradigm of meta-programming.

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The Knowledge Engineering Review , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , December 1996 , pp. 333 - 345
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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