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ECOOP'91 European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 1991)

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A model of concurrency control, synchronizing actions, is presented specifically designed for concurrent object-oriented programming languages (COOPL). A current research problem in COOPL is the conflict arising from contradictory objectives related to concurrency and encapsulation. Synchronizing Actions presents a solution for this kind of problem. The model supports extension and reuse of a system, the major goals of object-oriented programming, i.e. it provides guidelines for the design of concrete synchronization mechanisms such that they do not interfere with inheritance. Synchronizing actions are a design frame rather than a specific realization. The model is not restricted to a specific model of concurrency, as for example serialization of method executions. We will show the suitability of the model by giving a specific synchronization mechanism based on this design frame.

This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, SFB124, TP D3.

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Neusius, C. (1991). Synchronizing Actions. In: America, P. (eds) ECOOP'91 European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming. ECOOP 1991. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 512. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0057018

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