SOC: A New Programming Paradigm Built Around Stateful Object Interaction

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Structured Object Computation (SOC) is a programming paradigm that models computation as the interaction and evolution of stateful objects. It operates through explicit Behaviors and Flows, which define how objects communicate and change over time. Language constructs such as Classes, Constraints, and Effects provide structure and guarantees over the computation. The paradigm aims to offer a structured and traceable notation grounded in an underlying object model.

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