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Publication
Science of Computer Programming
Paper
Decomposition of distributed programs into communication-closed layers
Abstract
The safe decomposition of a distributed program into communication closed layers is suggested as a superstructure of its decomposition into a collection of communicating processes. This decomposition may simplify the analysis of a distributed program, as is exemplified by examples of program verification. A programming language construct to enforce safety of a decomposition is introduced. The application to systematic construction of distributed programs is also shown. © 1982.