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In many recent applications of algebraic paradigms to formal specification methodologies, already known algebraic frameworks are endowed with features tailored for special purposes ([4, 7, 8, 2]). Although it is often the case that these new features are parametric on the underlying framework and that the same construction applies to any sufficiently expressive formalism, in practice ad hoc theories are developed. This lack of generality is conflicting with the ability of changing the basic formalism, and hence with the reuse of methodologies, seen as high-level theoretical tools for the software development.
This work has been partially supported by Esprit-BRA W.G. n.6112 Compass, Progetto Finalizzato Sistemi Informatici e Calcolo Parallelo of C.N.R. (Italy), MURST-40% Modelli e Specifiche di Sistemi Concorrenti
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Cerioli, M., Reggio, G. (1994). Algebraic-Oriented Institutions. In: Nivat, M., Rattray, C., Rus, T., Scollo, G. (eds) Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology (AMAST’93). Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3227-1_20
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