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What does industry need from formal specification techniques?

Anthony Hall

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I examine what industry really needs from formal specification techniques. I first describe the background to our use of formal techniques. I then look at the role of formal specifications in development and consider the important questions that need to be asked. I illustrate these with some practical experience on industrial projects and conclude with some lessons learned about formal specification techniques and the tools which support them.

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I examine what industry really needs from formal specification techniques. I first describe the background to our use of formal techniques. I then look at the role of formal specifications in development and consider the important questions that need to be asked. I illustrate these with some practical experience on industrial projects and conclude with some lessons learned about formal specification techniques and the tools which support them.

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I examine what industry really needs from formal specification techniques. I first describe the background to our use of formal techniques. I then look at the role of formal specifications in development and consider the important questions that need to be asked. I illustrate these with some practical experience on industrial projects and conclude with some lessons learned about formal specification techniques and the tools which support them.

Key concepts: Formal methods, Formal specification, Refinement, Computer science, Formal verification, Software engineering, Grammar systems theory, Formal description

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