Exception Handling and Object-Oriented Programming.

Events

• I have co-organized a workshop at ECOOP in 1991 on Exception handling and Object-Oriented programming

Works

I have proposed in 1988 an original exception handling system for the Lore Language developped by Yves Caseau that made a synthesis of Flavors, Clu, Ada and Smalltalks EHS systems.

• An object-oriented exception handling system for an object-oriented language (ECOOP'88) - reference
• Improving exception handling with object-oriented design (COMPSAC'90) - reference
• Report on the ECOOP'91 workshop on exception handling and object-oriented programming (1991). reference

 This system has been respecified to fully deserve and integrate the object-oriented point of view in a larger audience language. The resulting specification has been fully implemented in Visualworks Smalltalk.

• Exception handling and object-oriented programming: Towards a synthesis (1990). ( reference - postscript )
  
• A fully object-oriented exception handling system: rationale and Smalltalk implementation> (2000) ( reference , Springer-Verlag related page , )

Exception handling for Agents and components

New trends in exception handling appeared at the end of the 90's on the one hand with user feedbacks on using exception handling in c++, java, smalltalk, clos and on the other hand with new technologies (web applications and services, mobility, concurrency, distribution, middleware ...) have motivated new researches.

Events

• ECOOP'2000 Workshop : (home page , contributions , reference , workshop report ).
• LNCS 2001 Book on : " Advances in Exception Handling Techniques " (reference).
• ECOOP'2003 Workshop : Exception handling in object-oriented systems ,Workshop Report ,Proceedings.
• ECOOP'2005 Workshop : "Systems that handle exceptions" (Proceedings)
• LNCS 2006 Book on : " Advanced Topics in Exception Handling Techniques " (reference).
• FSE'2008 : International Workshop on Exception Handling

Works

In this context I worked with Christelle Urtado and Sylvain Vauttier on exception handling for asynchronous objects (agents, JMS). We have specified a dedicated system for asynchronous agents and for  J2EE asynchronous components.

• Improving exception handling in multi-agent systems (LNCS 2003) - (reference)
• Exception Handling and Asynchronous Active Objects : Issues and Proposal  (LNCS 2006) - ( reference )
• Exception handling and asynchronous active objects : State of the art elements . (ANR Report 2007)
• Specification of an exception handling system for a replicated agent environment (FSE'08 WEH Workshop).