15-150: Principles of Functional Programming

Lecture 19: Representation Invariants (Red/Black Trees)

We demonstrated a complicated representation invariant using Red/Black Trees.
The main lesson is to understand the subtle interactions of invariants, data structures, and reliable code production.
In order to write code satisfying a strong invariant, it is useful to proceed in stages. Each stage satisfies a simple invariant, and is provably correct. Together the stages satisfy the strong invariant.

Key Concepts

Suggested Reading in Programming in Standard ML:

This chapter covers the code and ideas of today's lecture closely.

Sample Code

Lecture Slides

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