In this paper we are interested in the use of software techniques for fault tolerance in the framework of distributed object oriented programming. We survey different degrees of integration between paradigms for object oriented software development and those for fault tolerance. We then provide the outline of a unifying approach to fault tolerance in object oriented systems. This approach, named Meta Object for Fault Tolerance (MOFT) has been developed in order to extend the Recovery Meta Program (RMP) methodology to object oriented programming.
Index Terms:
object-oriented programming; software fault tolerance; object oriented approach; fault tolerant software; distributed object oriented programming; Meta Object for Fault Tolerance; MOFT; Recovery Meta Program methodology
Citation:
A. Clematis, T. Ancona, G. Dodero, V. Gianuzzi, M.L. Lisboa, "An object oriented approach to fault tolerant software," pdp, pp.383, 3rd Euromicro Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Processing, 1995