Visualisation of Refinements

  • Authors:
  • Neil J. Robinson;Colin Fidge

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • ASWEC '01 Proceedings of the 13th Australian Conference on Software Engineering
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

Abstract: Animation tools have proven to be effective as a means of visualising formal specifications. Specifications that might otherwise be impenetrable can be communicated to a wide range of people involved in the software development process. Here we argue that animation can also aid under-standing of formal program development, or refinement. We examine two case studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of visualisations generated from a specification animation tool for improving the understanding of refinements.