Assertion-based slicing and slice graphs

This paper revisits the idea of slicing programs based on their axiomatic semantics, rather than using criteria based on control/data dependencies. We show how the forward propagation of preconditions and the backward propagation of postconditions can be combined in a new slicing algorithm that is m...

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Main Author: Barros, José Bernardo (author)
Other Authors: Cruz, Daniela da (author), Henriques, Pedro Rangel (author), Pinto, Jorge Sousa (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/14209
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/14209