Algebraic Specifications in Software Engineering - An Introduction (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989)

"I prefer to view formal methods as tools. the use of which might be helpful." E. W. Dijkstra Algebraic specifications are about to be accepted by industry. Many projects in which algebraic specifications have been used as a design tool have been carried out. What prevents algebraic specifications from breaking through is the absence of introductory descriptions and tools supporting the construction of algebraic specifications. On the one hand. interest from industry will stimulate people to make introductions and tools. whereas on the other hand the existence of introductions and tools will stimulate industry to use algebraic specifications. This book should be seen as a contribution towards creating this virtuous circle. The book will be of interest to software designers and programmers. It can also be used as material for an introductory course on algebraic specifications and software engineering at undergraduate or graduate level. Nowadays. there is general agreement that in large software projects appropriate specifications are a must in order to obtain quality software. Informal specifications alone are certainly not appropriate because they are incomplete. inconsistent. inaccurate and ambiguous and they rapidly become bulky and therefore useless. The only way to overcome this problem is to use formal specifications. An important remark here is that a specification formalism (language) alone is not sufficient. What is also needed is a design method to write specifications in that formalism.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	1989
Authors:	Ivo Van Horebeek • Johan Lewi
Dimensions:	242 x 170 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	350
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-75032-8
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Mathematical theory of computation Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Software engineering Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Programming languages > General
LSN:	3-642-75032-X
Barcode:	9783642750328

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