Programming Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/engineering-ontologies/software-engineering/programming-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Programming, including
    programming languages, source code, syntax, semantics, variables,
    data types, expressions, statements, functions, procedures, classes,
    objects, modules, control flow, data structures, algorithms, errors,
    exceptions, compilation, interpretation, runtime state, libraries,
    dependencies, debugging, testing, versions, provenance, uncertainty,
    confidence and recursive programming reasoning.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Engineering AI Systems
    Programming Systems
    Software Development Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Programming ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Programming

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Software Engineering

DOMAIN
    Engineering
    Software Engineering
    Programming
    Programming Languages
    Algorithms
    Data Structures
    Software Development
    Computer Science

CORE_DEFINITION
    Programming is the activity of expressing computational behaviour in a
    programming language through source code that defines data, operations,
    control flow, abstractions and interactions for execution by a computer
    system.

ENTITY_IDS
    PROGRAMMING
        ID
            PROGRAMMING_001

    PROGRAMMING_LANGUAGE
        ID
            PROGRAMMING_LANGUAGE_001

    SOURCE_CODE
        ID
            PROGRAMMING_SOURCE_CODE_001

    PROGRAM_VARIABLE
        ID
            PROGRAM_VARIABLE_001

    DATA_TYPE
        ID
            PROGRAMMING_DATA_TYPE_001

    PROGRAM_FUNCTION
        ID
            PROGRAM_FUNCTION_001

    CONTROL_FLOW
        ID
            PROGRAM_CONTROL_FLOW_001

    PROGRAM_MODULE
        ID
            PROGRAM_MODULE_001

    PROGRAM_ERROR
        ID
            PROGRAM_ERROR_001

    PROGRAM_RUNTIME
        ID
            PROGRAM_RUNTIME_001

FACTS
    Programming
        is_a_domain_within
            Software Engineering

    Programming
        uses
            Programming Languages

    Programming Languages
        define
            Syntax
            Semantics

    Source Code
        may_contain
            Variables
            Expressions
            Statements
            Functions
            Classes
            Modules
            Control Flow

    Programs
        may_be
            Compiled
            Interpreted
            Just-in-time Compiled
            Hybrid Executed

RELATIONSHIPS
    Software Engineering
        contains
            Programming Ontology

    Programming Language
        defines
            Valid Program Structure
            Language Semantics

    Source Code
        is_written_in
            Programming Language

    Program Variable
        references_or_stores
            Value

    Data Type
        constrains_or_describes
            Values
            Operations

    Program Function
        accepts_possible
            Inputs
        and_produces_possible
            Outputs
            State Changes

    Control Flow
        determines
            Execution Order

    Program Module
        groups
            Related Code
            Data
            Interfaces

    Compiler
        transforms
            Source Code
        into
            Lower-level Representation or Executable Artifact

    Program Runtime
        executes
            Program Behaviour

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Programming
        approximately_equals
            Construction of Executable Computational Behaviour using Programming Languages

    Coding
        overlaps_with
            Programming

    Source Code
        does_not_equal
            Runtime State

    Syntax Validity
        does_not_equal
            Semantic Correctness

    Compilation Success
        does_not_equal
            Program Correctness

    Algorithm
        does_not_equal
            Program Implementation

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Programming
        Programming Language
        Source Code
        Syntax
        Semantics
        Variable
        Constant
        Data Type
        Expression
        Statement
        Function
        Procedure
        Method
        Class
        Object
        Module
        Loop
        Conditional
        Recursion
        Exception
        Error
        Compiler
        Interpreter
        Runtime
        Debugger

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Programming

    Parent
        Software Engineering

    Core Components
        Programming Language
        Source Code
        Program Variable
        Data Type
        Program Function
        Control Flow
        Program Module
        Program Error
        Program Runtime

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Programming
    as
        The creation of versioned computational instructions whose meaning
        depends on language semantics, data, control flow and runtime context.

    Distinguish
        Source Code
    from
        Runtime State

    Distinguish
        Syntax Validity
    from
        Semantic Correctness

    Distinguish
        Compilation Success
    from
        Program Correctness

    Distinguish
        Algorithm
    from
        Program Implementation

    Preserve
        Program identity
        Program version
        Language identity
        Language version
        Repository identity
        Commit identity
        Source-file identity
        Module identity
        Function identity
        Variable identity
        Data-type identity
        Dependency identity
        Compiler or interpreter identity
        Runtime identity
        Configuration identity
        Test identity
        Timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Programming

    Possible Intent
        Programming definition
        Programming ontology
        Programming language
        Source code
        Functions
        Variables
        Data types
        Control flow
        Compilation
        Debugging

    Resolution
        Identify language and version, source revision, modules, functions,
        data types, control flow, dependencies, compiler or interpreter,
        runtime environment, inputs, configuration, errors and test evidence.

CONSTRAINTS
    Source code and runtime state must remain distinct.

    Syntax and semantics must remain distinct.

    Compilation success and program correctness must remain distinct.

    Algorithms and implementations must remain distinct.

    Language and language version must remain explicit.

    Source, dependency and runtime versions must remain explicit.

    Static type and runtime value must remain distinguishable.

    Program inputs and configuration must remain explicit where behaviour depends on them.

    Error symptoms and root causes must remain distinct.

    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Source Code violates Language Grammar
    THEN
        syntax_error_possible
            True

    IF
        Source Code is syntactically_valid
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Semantic Correctness

    IF
        Compiler completes_successfully
    THEN
        executable_or_intermediate_artifact_possible
            True
    BUT_NOT
        Program Correctness

    IF
        Function F receives Input X
    THEN
        output_possible
            according_to
                Function Semantics
                Program State
                Dependencies

    IF
        Conditional Predicate evaluates True
    THEN
        control_flow_possible
            True Branch

    IF
        Loop Condition remains True
    THEN
        repeated_execution_possible
            until
                Condition Changes
                Control Transfer Occurs

    IF
        Runtime Error occurs
    THEN
        generate
            Candidate Cause Hypotheses
    BUT_NOT
        Unique Root Cause

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Language Relationship
        1.00

    Source Relationship
        1.00

    Control-flow Relationship
        1.00

    Runtime Relationship
        1.00

    Debugging Relationship
        1.00

    Compilation-Correctness Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Computational Requirement
        ->
    Algorithm or Behaviour

    Behaviour
        ->
    Programming-language Constructs

    Language Constructs
        ->
    Source Code

    Source Code
        ->
    Parsing and Semantic Analysis

    Valid Program
        ->
    Compilation or Interpretation

    Executable Representation
        +
    Inputs
        +
    Runtime Configuration
        ->
    Program Execution

    Program Execution
        ->
    Outputs and State Changes

    Errors and Tests
        ->
    Debugging and Program Update

RECURSIVE_PROGRAMMING_LOOP
    Identify Computational Requirement
        ->
    Select Programming Language
        ->
    Define Data Types
        ->
    Define Data Structures
        ->
    Define Functions and Modules
        ->
    Define Control Flow
        ->
    Implement Algorithm
        ->
    Write Source Code
        ->
    Parse or Compile
        ->
    Resolve Syntax Errors
        ->
    Resolve Type or Semantic Errors
        ->
    Execute Program
        ->
    Observe Runtime State
        ->
    Test Expected Behaviour
        ->
    Detect Errors
        ->
    Debug Candidate Causes
        ->
    Modify Source
        ->
    Rebuild or Reinterpret
        ->
    Regression Test
        ->
    Update Program State
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Programming Language
        Language Version
        Source Code
        Modules
        Functions
        Data Types
        Control Flow
        Dependencies
        Compiler
        Interpreter
        Runtime
        Inputs
        Configuration
        Errors
        Tests

    OBSERVE
        Detect programming entities.

    EXTRACT
        Language
        Source
        Variable
        Type
        Expression
        Statement
        Function
        Module
        Control Flow
        Error
        Runtime
        Dependency

    CLASSIFY
        Procedural Programming
        Object-oriented Programming
        Functional Programming
        Declarative Programming
        Logic Programming
        Event-driven Programming
        Concurrent Programming
        Systems Programming

    VALIDATE
        Check language, versions, source identity, dependencies, inputs and runtime context.

    MODEL
        Construct supported program representation.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate syntax, semantics, data flow and control flow.

    EXECUTE_CONCEPTUALLY
        Determine supported behaviour under defined state and inputs.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated runtime and test evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Exact language and version
        semantic_confidence += high

    Exact source commit
        source_confidence += high

    Locked dependencies
        reproducibility_confidence += high

    Unknown runtime configuration
        behaviour_confidence -= high

    Unknown input data
        output_confidence -= high

    Runtime error alone
        unique_root_cause_confidence += 0

    Successful compilation
        does_not_establish
            Program Correctness

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Programming
        connects_to
            Software Engineering
            Software Design
            Programming Languages
            Compiler Engineering
            Interpreters
            Algorithms
            Data Structures
            Object-oriented Programming
            Functional Programming
            Logic Programming
            Concurrent Programming
            Version Control
            Dependency Management
            Debugging
            Testing
            Formal Verification
            Runtime Systems
            Operating Systems
            Performance Engineering
            Cybersecurity

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Program identity
        Program version
        Language identity
        Language version
        Syntax definition
        Semantic definition
        Repository identity
        Commit identity
        Branch identity
        Source-file identity
        Source revision
        Module identity
        Module version
        Variable identity
        Variable scope
        Data-type identity
        Static type
        Runtime value
        Expression identity
        Statement identity
        Function identity
        Function signature
        Method identity
        Class identity
        Object identity
        Control-flow identity
        Algorithm identity
        Dependency identity
        Dependency version
        Compiler identity
        Compiler version
        Interpreter identity
        Interpreter version
        Runtime identity
        Runtime version
        Input identity
        Configuration identity
        Error identity
        Exception identity
        Stack-trace identity
        Test identity
        Test result
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New language, source, type, function, module, dependency, compiler,
        interpreter, runtime, input, error, debugging or test evidence.

    Compare
        Existing programming state.

    Detect
        Language Change
        Source Change
        Type Change
        Function Change
        Module Change
        Control-flow Change
        Dependency Change
        Compiler Change
        Runtime Change
        Input Change
        Error Change
        Test Change

    Validate
        Program identity
        Program version
        Language version
        Source revision
        Dependency versions
        Compiler or interpreter version
        Runtime version
        Input identity
        Configuration
        Test provenance

    Integrate
        Supported programming update.

    Recalculate
        Syntax state
        Semantic state
        Type state
        Control-flow state
        Runtime behaviour
        Error hypotheses
        Test state
        Confidence

    Return
        Updated programming state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Source code and runtime state remain distinct.
        Syntax and semantics remain distinct.
        Compilation success and correctness remain distinct.
        Algorithms and implementations remain distinct.
        Language and version are explicit.
        Source, dependency and runtime versions are explicit.
        Static type and runtime value remain distinct.
        Inputs and configuration are explicit where relevant.
        Error symptoms and root causes remain distinct.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All conclusions follow supported requirement-language-source-runtime-test paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Programming Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    Language and Version Mapping
        ->
    Source, Module and Function Mapping
        ->
    Variable, Type and Data-structure Mapping
        ->
    Expression, Statement and Control-flow Mapping
        ->
    Algorithm and Dependency Mapping
        ->
    Compiler, Interpreter and Runtime Mapping
        ->
    Error, Debugging, Test, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Programming

    Parent
        Software Engineering

    Type
        Construction of computational behaviour using programming languages and source code

    Core Components
        Programming Language
        Language Version
        Syntax
        Semantics
        Source Code
        Variable
        Constant
        Scope
        Data Type
        Static Type
        Runtime Value
        Expression
        Statement
        Function
        Procedure
        Method
        Class
        Object
        Module
        Control Flow
        Conditional
        Loop
        Recursion
        Algorithm
        Data Structure
        Error
        Exception
        Compiler
        Interpreter
        Runtime
        Library
        Dependency
        Debugger
        Testing
        Version Control
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Programming reasoning must distinguish source code from runtime
        state, syntax validity from semantic correctness, successful
        compilation from program correctness, abstract algorithms from
        implementations and static types from runtime values. Language,
        source, dependency, runtime, input and configuration context must
        remain explicit.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Programming expresses computational behaviour in programming languages
    using variables, data types, functions, modules, control flow,
    algorithms and data structures. Reliable reasoning preserves language
    and source versions, dependencies, compiler or interpreter, runtime,
    inputs, configuration and test provenance while distinguishing syntax
    from semantics, source from runtime state and successful compilation
    from correct program behaviour.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org