<s>
CoreASM	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
project	O
(	O
licensed	O
under	O
Academic	B-License
Free	I-License
License	I-License
version	O
3.0	O
)	O
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
a	O
lean	O
executable	O
ASM	O
(	O
Abstract	B-Application
State	I-Application
Machines	I-Application
)	O
language	O
,	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
a	O
supporting	O
tool	O
environment	O
for	O
high-level	O
design	O
,	O
experimental	O
validation	O
,	O
and	O
formal	O
verification	O
(	O
where	O
appropriate	O
)	O
of	O
abstract	O
system	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abstract	B-Application
state	I-Application
machines	I-Application
are	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
versatility	O
in	O
modeling	O
of	O
algorithms	O
,	O
architectures	O
,	O
languages	O
,	O
protocols	O
,	O
and	O
virtually	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
sequential	O
,	O
parallel	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
on	O
experiences	O
with	O
two	O
generations	O
of	O
ASM	O
tools	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
executable	O
ASM	O
language	O
,	O
called	O
CoreASM	B-Application
,	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
(	O
see	O
homepage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CoreASM	B-Application
language	O
emphasizes	O
freedom	O
of	O
experimentation	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
the	O
evolutionary	O
nature	O
of	O
design	O
as	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
creativity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CoreASM	B-Application
language	O
allows	O
writing	O
of	O
highly	O
abstract	O
and	O
concise	O
specifications	O
by	O
minimizing	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
encoding	O
in	O
mapping	O
the	O
problem	O
space	O
to	O
a	O
formal	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
allowing	O
explicit	O
declaration	O
of	O
the	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
specification	O
that	O
are	O
purposely	O
left	O
abstract	O
.	O
</s>
