Modular Specification and Verification of Object-Oriented Programs: 2262 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2262) - Softcover

Müller, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3540431675 ISBN 13: 9783540431671

Publisher: Springer, 2002

Synopsis

Software systems play an increasingly important role in modern societies. Smart cards for personal identi?cation, e-banking, software-controlled me- cal tools, airbags in cars, and autopilots for aircraft control are only some examples that illustrate how everyday life depends on the good behavior of software. Consequently, techniques and methods for the development of hi- quality, dependable software systems are a central research topic in computer science. A fundamental approach to this area is to use formal speci?cation and veri?cation. Speci?cation languages allow one to describe the crucial p- perties of software systems in an abstract, mathematically precise, and implementation-independent way. By formal veri?cation, one can then prove that an implementation really has the desired, speci?ed properties. Although this formal methods approach has been a research topic for more than 30 years, its practical success is still restricted to domains in which devel- ment costs are of minor importance. Two aspects are crucial to widen the application area of formal methods: – Formal speci?cation techniques have to be smoothly integrated into the software and program development process. – The techniques have to be applicable to reusable software components. This way, the quality gain can be exploited for more than one system, thereby justifying the higher development costs. Starting from these considerations, Peter Muller ¨ has developed new te- niques for the formal speci?cation and veri?cation of object-oriented so- ware. The speci?cation techniques are declarative and implementati- independent. They can be used for object-oriented design and programming.

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Modular Specification and Verification of Object-oriented Programs This work presents new techniques for the formal specification and verification of object-oriented software. As modularity is of importance for reuse and component-based programming, emphasis is given to the completeness of specification techniques to allow module verification.

Synopsis

This book presents new techniques for the formal specification and verification of object-oriented software. Since modularity is of critical importance for reuse and component-based programming, special emphasis is given to the completeness of the presented specification techniques to allow module verification based on the specification of the imported modules. A formal framework developed for a Java subset illustrates these new techniques.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540431675
• ISBN 13: 9783540431671
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312