Fourth IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods (SEFM'06)
The Context of Object Computation (extended abstract)
Pune, India
September 11-September 15
ISBN: 0-7695-2678-0
A program, or in object-oriented programming a feature, is characterized not only by an implementation but by a contract specifying its intent and a proof obligation to ascertain that the implementation meets the contract. From these ideas it is possible to derive a general framework for discussing programs and program development.