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Variations on a Theme: An Open Letter to C. A. R. Hoare

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Selected Writings on Computing: A personal Perspective

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  1. Hoare, C.A.R., “Monitors: An Operating System Structuring Concept” Comm. ACM, 17, 10 (Oct. 1974) 549–557

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  2. Bron, C., “Description of Conditional Critical Regions in Terms of P- and V-Operations.” Memorandum nr. 84, May 1975, Department of Applied Mathematics, Twente University of Technology, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, The Netherlands.

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Hoare, C.A.R. (1982). Variations on a Theme: An Open Letter to C. A. R. Hoare. In: Selected Writings on Computing: A personal Perspective. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5695-3_23

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