This is a subject that is as hot as a snake in a wagon rut offering as it does huge
potentiality in the field of computer programming. That¿s why this book which constitutes the
refereed proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Abstraction Reformulation and
Approximation held in Whistler Canada in July 2007 will undoubtedly prove so popular among
researchers and professionals in relevant fields. 26 revised full papers are presented
together with the abstracts of 3 invited papers and 13 research summaries.