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Formal Refinement and Proof of a Small Java Program

@inproceedings{Clark1999FormalRA,
  title={Formal Refinement and Proof of a Small Java Program},
  author={Tony Clark},
  booktitle={ECOOP Workshops},
  year={1999}
}
  • T. Clark
  • Published in ECOOP Workshops 14 June 1999
  • Computer Science
The main components of a formal technique for specifying, refining and proving properties of object-oriented programs are presented. The technique is based on a -notation whose semantics is given using standard categorical constructs. An example of the formal development of a small Java program is presented. 
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