This paper surveys our current state of knowledge (and ignorance) on the use of hidden
sorted algebra as a foundation for the object paradigm. Our main goal is to support …

The paper provides examples of situations where formal specifications of procedures in the
standard pre/postcondition style become lengthy, cumbersome and difficult to change, a …

An overview of the behavioral interface specification language Larch/C++ is presented. The
features of Larch/C++ used to specify the behavior of C++ functions and classes, including …

Formal software specification has long been touted as a way to increase the quality and
reliability of software; however, it remains an intricate, manually intensive activity. An …

Formal software specification has long been touted as a way to increase the quality and
reliability of software; however, it remains an intricate, manually intensive activity. An …

Despite recent developments in formal methods, these methods have yet to enter the
mainstream of the software industry. We first examine the pragmatic obstacles to making …

Although techniques for using formal specifications have been progressing, methods for
developing formal specifications themselves have improved little. To alleviate this problem …

Order-sorted algebra is a generalization of many-sorted algebra obtained by having a
partially ordered set of sorts rather than merely a set. It has numerous applications in …

Background The worth of formal methods is only really beginning to be appreciated in
industry, and in a way di erent from what the original proponents expected and hoped …

Formal software speci cation has long been touted as a way to increase the quality and
reliability of software however, it remains an intricate, manually intensive activity. An …