@techreport{R-88-21,
TITLE = {A Paradigm for Distributed System Design and Test},
AUTHOR = {Johan Fagerstr{\"o}m and Lars Str{\"o}mberg },
YEAR = {1988},
NUMBER = {R-88-21},
INSTITUTION = ida,
ADDRESS = idaaddr,
ABSTRACTURL = {/publications/cgi-bin/tr-fetch.pl?r-88-21+abstr},
ABSTRACT = {It is well known that programming and testing distributed systems can be extremely difficult. Reasons for this include non-deterministic behaviour, non-reproducibility of events, complex timing of events, and complex states. This paper presents a paradigm and a system that will support a programmer when designing, programming, and testing a distributed application. Our main point is that the structure introduced by the paradigm must be kept and exploited during design, programming, and testing. One is not helped by a programming method which introduces a structure just to break it down again. We have developed a structural model based on common structures in distributed systems. This structural model is used to describe the logical relationships between components in a system. It is also integrated into the programming environment.},
IDANR = {LiTH-IDA-R-88-21},
NOTE = {Also in Proc. of COMPCON'SPRING 88, San Francisco, Feb.-March 1988}