The B Language and Method: A Guide to Practical Formal Development

Lano, Kevin

B is one of the few formal methods which has robust, commercially-available tool support for the entire development lifecycle from specification through to code generation. This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the B Abstract Machine Notation, and to how it can be used to support formal specification and development of high integrity systems. A strong emphasis is placed on the use of B in the context of existing software development methods, including object-oriented analysis and design. The text includes a large number of worked examples, graduated exercises in B AMN specification and development (all of which have been class-tested), two extended case studies of the development process, and an appendix of proof techniques suitable for B. Based on material which has been used to teach B at postgraduate and undergraduate level, this volume will provide invaluable reading a wide range of people, including students, project technical managers and workers, and researchers with an interest in methods integration and B semantics.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1996-05-14

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9783540760337

ISBN-13: 9783540760337

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-1494-9

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 232