Frameworks: the future of formal software development?

Sinnott, R.O. (1998) Frameworks: the future of formal software development? Computer Standards and Interfaces, 19(7), pp. 375-385. (doi: 10.1016/S0920-5489(98)00024-5)

Abstract

It could be argued that the primary issue to be dealt with in software engineering today is re-use of software. Current software development rarely, if ever, starts from nothing. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the development of specifications. To overcome this problem, various works have attempted to show how specifications can be built using architectural principles. We discuss one such approach in particular, the Architectural Semantics of Open Distributed Processing. We show the limitations of this work with regard to the architecting of specifications and propose a new approach, based on frameworks. To highlight the approach we use the work currently being done in the TOSCA project in its development of a service creation and validation environment for telecommunication services.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Formality, frameworks, open distributed systems, SDL
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Sinnott, Professor Richard
• Authors: Sinnott, R.O.
• Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• College/School: University Services > IT Services > Computing Service
• Journal Name: Computer Standards and Interfaces
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0920-5489
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 1998 Elsevier
• First Published: First published in Computer Standards & Interfaces 19(7):375-385
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.