Reasoning about method calls in interface specifications

Journal of Object Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 59-85

  Darvas, Ádám ^a   Müller, Peter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 33746306739     PISSN: 16601769     EISSN: 16601769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5381/jot.2006.5.5.a3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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