This book provides a textbook introduction to the B-Method, a rigorous methodology for the development of correct software. The text covers all stages of the B software development process - from specification, through refinement and design, down to implementation and automatic code generation. The method uses a single uniform notation throughout development, designed to enable verification at each stage whilst placing particular emphasis on correctness.
· Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on formal methods and software development
· Written in a clear tutorial style of explanation
· Contains numerous illustrative examples, exercises and self-testing questions with solutions throughout
· Relevant to users of any B-Method CASE tool
· Teaching materials available online
The B-Method : An Introduction also offers readers powerful tool support by providing a free licence for the B-Toolkit - an integrated toolset which supports and extends the entire B development lifecycle.
- ISBN13 9780333792841
- Publish Date 19 October 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 August 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Format Paperback
- Pages 384
- Language English