Modelling Systems: Practical Tools and Techniques in Software Development

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John Fitzgerald, Peter Gorm LarsenCambridge University PressEdition: 2, 6/11/2009EAN 9780521899116, ISBN10: 0521899117Hardcover, 304 pages, 25.4 x 17.8 x 2 cmLanguage: EnglishHow c an we make sure that the software we build does what it is supposed to? This book provides an insight into established techniques which help developers to overcome the complexity of software development by constructing models of software systems in early design stages. It uses one of the leading formal methods, VDM (Vienna Development Method), and combines training in the formalism with industry-strength tool support and examples derived from real industrial applications. The principles taught here also apply to many of the current generation of formal methods. This second edition has been updated to include advanced online tool support for formal modelling as well as up-to-date reports on real commercial applications in areas as diverse as business information systems and firmware design.Foreword to the first editionPreface1. Introduction2. Constructing a model3. VDMTools Lite4. Describing system properties using logical expressions5. The elements of a formal model6. Sets7. Sequences8. Mappings9. Recursive structures10. Validating models11. State-based modelling12. Large-scale modelling13. Using VDM in practiceA. Language guideB. Solutions to exercisesBibliographySubject indexDefinitions index. Show more