Formal Foundations for Software Engineering Methods

ISBN-13: 9783540636137 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 293 str.

Heinrich Hußmann

Opis

This volume aims to build a bridge between the pragmatic methods for the design of information systems and the formal, mathematical background. Firstly, the principal of feasiblity of an integration of the different methods is demonstrated. Secondly, the formalism is used as a systematic semantic analysis of the concepts in SSADM, a British standard structured software engineering method. Thirdly, a way of obtaining a hybrid formal-pragmatic specification using a combination of SSADM notations and formal (SPECTRUM) specifications is shown. The book aims to encourage scientists and software engineers to apply formal methods to practical software development problems.

Spis treści

In this book, Hussmann builds a bridge between the pragmatic methods for the design of information systems and the formal, mathematical background. Firstly, the principal feasibility of an integration of the different methods is demonstrated. Secondly, the formalism is used as a systematic semantic analysis of the concepts in SSADM, a British standard structured software engineering method. Thirdly, a way of obtaining a hybrid formal-pragmatic specification using a combination of SSADM notations and formal (SPECTRUM) specifications is shown. This well-written book encourages scientists and software engineers to apply formal methods to practical software development problems.

O autorze

Heinrich Hussmann ist Professor für Medieninformatik an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) und hat dort den einführenden Vorlesungszyklus für das Studium der Medieninformatik konzipiert. Seine wissenschaftliche Arbeit ist besonders von der Softwaretechnik geprägt. Vor dem Hintergrund einer mehrjährigen Industrietätigkeit als Systemingenieur engagiert er sich besonders für die Vermittlung von praxisrelevantem, aber nicht zu schnell veraltendem Grundlagenwissen.