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In this paper we take steps towards a unified framework in which both forwards and backwards analyses may be discussed. We present natural deduction style rules, instances of which may be used to define analyses in either direction. Some insights resulting from the approach are drawn out, together with a conjecture that non-relational forwards analysis is unable to discover head-strictness.
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Hughes, J., Launchbury, J. (1991). Towards Relating Forwards and Backwards Analyses. In: Jones, S.L.P., Hutton, G., Holst, C.K. (eds) Functional Programming, Glasgow 1990. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3810-5_9
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