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valdir.marcos

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Differences between Spark programming language and Pascal?
« on: October 25, 2016, 02:02:06 pm »
Building High Integrity Applications with SPARK
by John W. McCormick, Peter C. Chapin
Paperback: 380 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (August 31, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1107656842
ISBN-13: 978-1107656840
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
https://www.amazon.com/Building-High-Integrity-Applications-SPARK/dp/1107656842


Just curious.

I have not read the book so far, but reading its review, something called my attenttion:

"Software is pervasive in our lives. We are accustomed to dealing with the failures of much of that software - restarting an application is a very familiar solution. Such solutions are unacceptable when the software controls our cars, airplanes and medical devices or manages our private information. These applications must run without error. SPARK provides a means, based on mathematical proof, to guarantee that a program has no errors. SPARK is a formally defined programming language and a set of verification tools specifically designed to support the development of software used in high integrity applications. Using SPARK, developers can formally verify properties of their code such as information flow, freedom from runtime errors, functional correctness, security properties and safety properties. Written by two SPARK experts, this is the first introduction to the just-released 2014 version. It will help students and developers alike master the basic concepts for building systems with SPARK."

So, what are the differences between Spark programming language and Pascal?

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Re: Differences between Spark programming language and Pascal?
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2016, 02:20:16 pm »
So, what are the differences between Spark programming language and Pascal?

Well, obviously FPC has no abilities to provide mathematical proofs, or any software management metrics for that matter.

Why don't you find out and report back here? And more importantly, why would it be better than established languages with the same goal like ADA?

But I think this is better suited in a forum that specialises in language debate. This is a Pascal support forum.
« Last Edit: October 25, 2016, 02:39:26 pm by marcov »

valdir.marcos

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Re: Differences between Spark programming language and Pascal?
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2016, 02:53:54 pm »
Why don't you find out and report back here?

"When you have nothing good to say, keep silent is a blessing." Brazilian popular saying

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Re: Differences between Spark programming language and Pascal?
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2016, 03:01:59 pm »
I have found the answer in another book:
Industrial Use of Formal Methods, Formal Verification, Jean-Louis Boulanger, Wiley, iSTE
https://books.google.com.br/books?id=E5sdDs00MuwC&pg=PR17&lpg=PR17&dq=SPARK+versus+pascal+programming&source=bl&ots=QODQsV1ktx&sig=N0ea-gaO2rkez7txnnP-vii7jq8&hl=pt-BR&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF_d-N_PXPAhXDH5AKHUxSBzkQ6AEIOzAD#v=onepage&q=SPARK%20versus%20pascal%20programming&f=false

Anyway, our embedded project will be made using Firebird, Free Pascal, exception handlers and testing tools.

Thanks.

 

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