Categories for Software Engineering

This book provides a gentle, software engineering oriented introduction to category theory. Assuming only a minimum of mathematical preparation, this book explores the use of categorical constructions from the point of view of the methods and techniques that have been proposed for the engineering of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fiadeiro, Jose Luiz
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2005, 2005
Edition:1st ed. 2005
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Basics
  • Introducing Categories
  • Building Categories
  • Universal Constructions
  • Functors
  • Advanced Topics
  • Functor-Based Constructions
  • Adjunctions
  • Applications
  • CommUnity
  • Architectural Description
  • An Algebra of Connectors