How Long to Read Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics

How Long Does it Take to Read Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 40 minutes to read Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics by Edsger W. Dijkstra

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This booklet presents a reasonably self-contained theory of predicate trans former semantics. Predicate transformers were introduced by one of us (EWD) as a means for defining programming language semantics in a way that would directly support the systematic development of programs from their formal specifications. They met their original goal, but as time went on and program derivation became a more and more formal activity, their informal introduction and the fact that many of their properties had never been proved became more and more unsatisfactory. And so did the original exclusion of unbounded nondeterminacy. In 1982 we started to remedy these shortcomings. This little monograph is a result of that work. A possible -and even likely- criticism is that anyone sufficiently versed in lattice theory can easily derive all of our results himself. That criticism would be correct but somewhat beside the point. The first remark is that the average book on lattice theory is several times fatter (and probably less self contained) than this booklet. The second remark is that the predicate transformer semantics provided only one of the reasons for going through the pains of publication.

How long is Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics?

Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics by Edsger W. Dijkstra is 220 pages long, and a total of 55,000 words.

This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 67% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours to read Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics aloud.

What Reading Level is Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics?

Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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