%0 Journal Article
%J JLAP - The Journal of Logic and Algebraic Programming
%D 2014
%T A relation-algebraic approach to the 'Hoare logic' of functional dependencies
%A José Nuno Oliveira
%I Elsevier, North-Holland
%X <p>Abstract algebra has the power to unify seemingly disparate theories once they are encoded into the same abstract formalism. This paper shows how a relation-algebraic rendering of both database dependency theory and Hoare programming logic purports one such unification, in spite of the latter being an algorithmic theory and the former a data theory. The approach equips relational data with \emph{functional types} and an associated type system which is useful for database operation type checking and optimization. The prospect of a generic, unified approach to both programming and data theories on top of libraries already available in automated deduction systems is envisaged.</p>
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