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An imperative language based on distributive categories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2009

R. F. C. Walters
R. F. C. Walters
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Abstract

It is the contention of the author that there is a preferred categorical structure appropriate for the analysis of imperative programming languages, namely the existence of finite sums and products and a distributive law of products over sums. An imperative language based on these operations is described.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Structures in Computer Science , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , September 1992 , pp. 249 - 256
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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