Synopses & Reviews
Formal Methods for Open Object-Based Distributed Systems presents the leading edge in several related fields, specifically object-orientated programming, open distributed systems and formal methods for object-oriented systems. With increased support within industry regarding these areas, this book captures the most up-to-date information on the subject.Many topics are discussed, including the following important areas: object-oriented design and programming; formal specification of distributed systems; open distributed platforms; types, interfaces and behaviour; formalisation of object-oriented methods.This volume comprises the proceedings of the International Workshop on Formal Methods for Open Object-based Distributed Systems (FMOODS), sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) which was held in Florence, Italy, in February 1999.Formal Methods for Open Object-Based Distributed Systems is suitable as a secondary text for graduate-level courses in computer science and telecommunications, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry, commerce and government.
Book News Annotation:
The proceedings of the February 1999 conference collects works at the
convergence of three related fields: formal methods, distributed
systems, and object-based technology. The 19 regular papers and
seven short papers are arranged under the headings of languages,
semantics, Java and coordination, object composition and reuse,
telecommunications, formal methods, and emerging standards. Topics
include observation equivalences for the semantics of inheritance,
specifying reusable controllers for behavioral specifications,
pattern application versus inheritance in SDL, protocol assuring
universal language, modular reasoning for actor specification
diagrams, and formal development of object-based systems in a
temporal logic setting. No indexing is provided.
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