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Functional specifications - Automatic code generation

Author: Henri BRENIER

Publication date: December 10, 2004

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4. Generating executable code

A detailed, precise specification model, described using a declarative language based on a well-defined set of concepts, is not fundamentally different from a program written using a graphical programming language such as LabView's G language (which is also a declarative language). Under these conditions, the only real difference lies in the fact that, in the first case, the choice of imperative language used is open, whereas in the second case, this choice is imposed and the operation transparent to the user.

4.1 Transcription principle

Imperative languages, such as control streams, are designed to call specific functions. In other words, their function is to react sequentially to events.

So that transcription rules can be established,...

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