Spec Sharp

Spec#
Paradigm multi-paradigm: structured, imperative, object-oriented, event-driven, functional, contract
Designed by Microsoft Research
Developer Microsoft Research
First appeared 2004 (2004)
Stable release
SpecSharp 2011-10-03 / October 7, 2011 (2011-10-07)
Typing discipline static, strong, safe, nominative
Website research.microsoft.com/specsharp/
Influenced by
C#, Eiffel
Influenced
Sing#

Spec# is a programming language with specification language features that extends the capabilities of the C# programming language with Eiffel-like contracts, including object invariants, preconditions and postconditions. Like ESC/Java, it includes a static checking tool based on a theorem prover that is able to statically verify many of these invariants. It also includes a variety of other minor extensions to the language, such as non-null reference types.

The code contracts API in the .NET Framework 4.0 has evolved with Spec#.

Microsoft Research developed both Spec# and C#; in turn, Spec# serves as the foundation of the Sing# programming language, which Microsoft Research also developed.

Features

See also: Spec# in C Sharp syntax.

Spec# extends the core C# programming language with features such as:

Example

This example shows two of the basic structures that are used when adding contracts to your code (try Spec# in your browser).

    static int Main(string![] args)
        requires args.Length > 0;
        ensures return == 0;
    {
        foreach(string arg in args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(arg);
        }
        return 0;
    }

Sing Sharp

Sing Sharp (or Sing#) is a superset of Spec Sharp. Microsoft Research developed Spec#, and later extended it into Sing# in order to develop the Singularity operating system. Sing# augments the capabilities of Spec# with support for channels and low-level programming language constructs, which are necessary for implementing system software. Sing# is type-safe. The semantics of message-passing primitives in Sing# are defined by formal and written contracts.

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