Automated Formal Methods Enter the Mainstream

: This paper outlines the emergence of formal techniques, explaining why they were slow to take on an industrially acceptable form. The contemporary scene, in which formal techniques are increasingly packaged within tools usable by a wide variety of engineers, is reviewed, as are the promising prospects for the future. Key Words: Formal Methods Category: D.2.4, F.3.1, B.2

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2007
• Where: JUCS
• Authors: John M. Rushby
• Keywords: Acceptable Form, Formal Methods Category, Formal Techniques, JUCS 2007