Müller P., Schaefer I. (eds.) Principled Software Development

New York: Springer, 2018. — 326 p.This book presents a collection of research papers that address the challenge of how to develop software in a principled way that, in particular, enables reasoning. The individual papers approach this challenge from various perspectives including programming languages, program verification, and the systematic variation of software. Topics covered include programming abstractions for concurrent and distributed software, specification and verification techniques for imperative programs, and development techniques for software product lines.
With this book the editors and authors wish to acknowledge – on the occasion of his 60th birthday – the work of Arnd Poetzsch-Heffter, who has made major contributions to software technology throughout his career. It features articles on Arnd’s broad research interests including, among others, the implementation of programming languages, formal semantics, specification and verification of object-oriented and concurrent programs, programming language design, distributed systems, software modeling, and software product lines. All contributing authors are leading experts in programming languages and software engineering who have collaborated with Arnd in the course of his career.
Overall, the book offers a collection of high-quality articles, presenting original research results, major case studies, and inspiring visions. Some of the work included here was presented at a symposium in honor of Arnd Poetzsch-Heffter, held in Kaiserslautern, Germany, in November 2018.Smart Contracts: A Killer Application for Deductive Source Code Verification
A Methodology for Invariants, Framing, and Subtyping in JML
Trends in Relational Program Verification
Collaborative Work Management with a Highly-Available Kanban Board
A Case for Certifying Compilers in Industrial Automation
Compositional Semantics for Concurrent Object Groups in ABS
Same Same But Different: Interoperability of Software Product Line Variants
A Hoare Logic Contract Theory: An Exercise in Denotational Semantics
Towards Reliable Concurrent Software
Dynamic Software Updates and Context Adaptation for Distributed Active Objects
Using CSP to Develop Quality Concurrent Software
Modular Verification Scopes via Export Sets and Translucent Exports
The Binomial Heap Verification Challenge in Viper
Abstract and Concrete Data Types vs Object Capabilities
A Personal History of Delta Modelling
Are Synchronous Programs Logic Programs?
Illi Isabellistes Se Custodes Egregios Praestabant
Reasoning About Weak Semantics via Strong Semantics
Recipes for Coffee: Compositional Construction of Java Control Flow Graphs in GROOVE