The Correctness-by-Construction Approach to Programming

• Main Authors: Kourie, Derrick G. (Author), Watson, Bruce W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Software engineering.; Computer logic.; Mathematical logic.; Computer Science.; Software Engineering.; Logics and Meanings of Programs.; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.

The focus of this book is on bridging the gap between two extreme methods for developing software. On the one hand, there are texts and approaches that are so formal that they scare off all but the most dedicated theoretical computer scientists. On the other, there are some who believe that any meas...