Principles of Program Analysis (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Principles of Program Analysis Saturday, August 15 2009.

• Program analysis concerns static techniques for computing reliable approximate information about the dynamic behaviour of programs. Applications include compilers (for code improvement), software validation (for detecting errors in algorithms or breaches of security) and transformations between data representation (for solving problems such as the Y2K problem). This book is unique in giving an overview of the four major approaches to program analysis: data flow analysis, constraint based analysis, abstract interpretation, and type and effect systems. The presentation demonstrates the extensive similarities between the approaches; this will aid the reader in choosing the right approach and in enhancing it with insights from the other approaches. The book covers basic semantic properties as well as more advanced algorithmic techniques. The book is aimed at M.Sc. and Ph.D. students but will be valuable also for experienced researchers and professionals.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Principles of Program Analysis Saturday, August 15 2009.

• Added a contributor: Flemming Nielson: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Principles of Program Analysis Friday, July 17 2009.

• In this book we shall introduce four of the main approaches to program analysis: Data Flow Analysis, Constraint Based Analysis, Abstract Interpretation, and Type and Effect Systems.