Timed-event abstraction and timing constraints in distributed real-time programming

Considers a method for extending programming languages that enables the specification of timing properties. The way time is treated is not language-specific and the extension can therefore be included in many existing programming languages. An essential feature is that it enables the construction of (hard) real-time programs that may be proven correct independently of the properties of the machines that are used for their execution. It therefore provides a similar abstraction from the execution platform as is normal for non-real-time languages. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the method and to show how event abstraction is instrumental in obtaining the mentioned properties. We compare our approach to some other methods of including timing constraints in (object-oriented) programming languages