Process Programming by Hindsight

Citation: Sanjay Bhansali and Pankaj K. Garg. (1992) Process Programming by Hindsight. In KSL-92-06, 1992.

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author	Sanjay Bhansali and Pankaj K. Garg
title	Process Programming by Hindsight
number	KSL-92-06
institution	Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory
year	1992
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abstract	Process programming refers to the activity of algorithmically describing models of programming activities (processes). A serious limitation of process programming has been that it is often hard to describe a programming process a priori. In this paper we present an approach to process programming which overcomes this limitation. Our approach is based on the premise that process programs are earlier to describe in hindsight rather than by foresight, and hence can be synthesized by observing and analyzing a recorded process history. In this paper we describe an adaptation of the well-known explanation-based learning algorithm to synthesize a process fragment from a process history. We demonstrate the usefulness of the approach on a realistic example of co-ordinating file changes through a version control system.

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Abstract	Process programming refers to the activity … Process programming refers to the activity of algorithmically describing models of programming activities (processes). A serious limitation of process programming has been that it is often hard to describe a programming process a priori. In this paper we present an approach to process programming which overcomes this limitation. Our approach is based on the premise that process programs are earlier to describe in hindsight rather than by foresight, and hence can be synthesized by observing and analyzing a recorded process history. In this paper we describe an adaptation of the well-known explanation-based learning algorithm to synthesize a process fragment from a process history. We demonstrate the usefulness of the approach on a realistic example of co-ordinating file changes through a version control system. changes through a version control system.
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