Causality in the Semantics of Esterel: Revisited
MohammadReza Mousavi (Eindhoven University of Technology)
TL;DR
This paper revisits causality issues in Esterel's semantics, demonstrating that solutions from Structured Operational Semantics with negative premises effectively address these challenges and align with language designers' intuitions.
Contribution
It shows that existing SOS solutions for negative premises can resolve Esterel's causality issues, bridging the gap between formal semantics and language intuition.
Findings
SOS solutions address Esterel causality challenges
Semantic issues align with language designers' expectations
Revisiting Esterel semantics with established SOS methods
Abstract
We re-examine the challenges concerning causality in the semantics of Esterel and show that they pertain to the known issues in the semantics of Structured Operational Semantics with negative premises. We show that the solutions offered for the semantics of SOS also provide answers to the semantic challenges of Esterel and that they satisfy the intuitive requirements set by the language designers.
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