Declarative program development in Prolog with GUPU
Abstract
We present GUPU, a side-effect free environment specialized for programming courses. It seamlessly guides and supports students during all phases of program development, covering specification, implementation, and program debugging. GUPU features several innovations in this area. The specification phase is supported by reference implementations augmented with diagnostic facilities. During implementation, immediate feedback from test cases and from visualization tools helps the programmer's program understanding. A set of slicing techniques narrows down programming errors. The whole process is guided by a marking system.
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