Algebraic specification techniques in object oriented programming environments /
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| Author / Creator: | Breu, R. (Ruth), 1964- |
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| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1991. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 228 pages) : illustrations. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Lecture notes in computer science ; 562 Lecture notes in computer science ; 562. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11077129 |
| Summary: | The main aim of this monograph is to provide a framework forthe integrated design of object-oriented programs withalgebraic specification techniques. The design methodpursued relies fundamentally on the structuring of systemsbased on the notion of data types. Depending on the level ofabstraction, data types are described in an object-orientedway by algebraic specifications or by machine-executableobject-oriented programs. The treatment involves two mainaspects. First, object-oriented programs have to be relatedby a notion of correctness that models the transition fromspecifications to program implementations. The authorpresents a notion of correctness which relies on the idea ofabstraction functions. Second, in order to obtain anintegrated design environment, a uniform structuring conceptfor object oriented programs and algebraic specificationshas to be provided. Inheritance, subtyping and clientshipare three central notions of object-oriented structuring.Theauthor uses them to develop the kernel of a typedobject- oriented programming language. The monographprovides the formal foundation for a unified framework ofalgebraic specifications and object-oriented programs. Amajor guideline is the development of a design methodsupporting the structured design and reuse of software inthis environment. |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 228 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783540466222 3540466223 0387549722 9780387549729 3540549722 9783540549727 |