Defined Quote by Robert W. Floyd

To treat programming scientifically, it must be possible to specify the required properties of programs precisely. Formality is certainly not an end in itself.…

— Jim Horning

First, we want to establish the idea that a computer language is not just a way of getting a computer to perform operations but…

— Hal Abelson

The properties of executability and universality associated with programming languages can be combined, in a single language, with the well-known properties of mathematical notation…

— Kenneth E. Iverson

It is, therefore, possible to extend a partially specified interpretation to a complete interpretation, without loss of verifiability... This fact offers the possibility of…

— Robert W. Floyd

“I do not believe we will find the magic here. Program verification is a very powerful concept, and it will be very important for…

— Frederick P. Brooks Jr

I was eventually persuaded of the need to design programming notations so as to maximize the number of errors which cannot be made, or…

— Tony Hoare

“Remember that code is really the language in which we ultimately express the requirements. We may create languages that are closer to the requirements.…

— Robert C. Martin

One of the central developments of 19th century mathematics involved a dramatic increase in the standards of mathematical rigor. This was for a variety…

— Richard F. Heck

The precision provided (or enforced) by programming languages and their execution can identify lacunas, ambiguities, and other areas of potential confusion in conventional [mathematical]…

— Kenneth E. Iverson

There is an inherent dissonancebetween the quasi-formal world of computer programs - defining the programmed machine in each system - and the non-formal problem…

— Michael Jackson

We have also obtained a glimpse of another crucial idea about languages and program design. This is the approach of statified design, the notion…

— Hal Abelson

You become a serious programmer by going through a stage where you are fully aware of the degree to which you know the specification,…

— Erik Naggum