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Viewpoints and Objects

Derrick, John, Bowman, Howard, Steen, Maarten (1995) Viewpoints and Objects. In: UNSPECIFIED. (KAR id:21245)

Abstract

There have been a number of proposals to split the specification of large and complex systems into a number of inter-related specifications, called viewpoints. Such a model of multiple viewpoints forms the cornerstone of the Open Distributed Processing (ODP) standardisation initiative. We address two of the technical problems concerning the use of formal techniques within multiple viewpoint models: these are unification and consistency checking. We discuss the software engineering implications of using viewpoints, and show that object encapsulation provides the necessary support for such a model. We then consider how this might be supported by using object oriented variants of Z.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (UNSPECIFIED)
Uncontrolled keywords: viewpoints objects Z
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming,
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Computing
Depositing User: Mark Wheadon
Date Deposited: 19 Aug 2009 19:02 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:59 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/21245 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Derrick, John.

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Bowman, Howard.

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Steen, Maarten.

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