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Starting from an analysis of the components that an applicable theory of programs needs, the fundamentals of object-oriented specification of collective behaviors are considered. It is shown that incremental derivation of operational models can be supported by a design methodology with a firm theoretical foundation, and that formal reasoning on behavioral properties is possible already in early stages of specification.
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Kurki-Suonio, R. (1996). Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Specification and Modeling of Collective Behaviors. In: Object-Oriented Behavioral Specifications. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 371. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-27524-6_7
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