Validated Designs for Object-oriented Systems
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 17, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9781852338817
Subjects: Object-oriented programming (OOP); Software engineering; Object-oriented methods (Compu; Computers; Programming - Object Oriented Programming; Computers - Languages / Programming; Formal methods (Computer science); Computer Books: Languages; Formal methods (Computer scien; Discrete Mathematics; Programming - Software Development; Computers / Programming / Software Development; Object-oriented methods (Computer science); System design
First sentence: Software development can be both highly rewarding and deeply frustrating.
Description: Object-oriented design methods are commonplace in computing systems development, but are often dismissed as 'boxes & arrows'. If systems developers are to gain full advantage from such methods, they should be able to achieve designs that are not merely the subject of heated argument, but can be improved by careful, rigorous & machine-supported analysis. This book describes an object-oriented design approach that combines the benefits of abstract modelling with the analytic power of formal methods, to give designs that can be rigorously validated & assured with automated support. Aimed at software architects, designers & developers as well as computer scientists, no prior knowledge of formal methods is assumed. The elements of functional modelling are introduced using numerous examples & exercises, industrial case studies & experience reports. Industry-strength tools support the text. Go to www.vdmbook.com to download free-of-charge VDMTools Lite, which gives the possibility to try out examples from the book