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Z specification of an object manager

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VDM '90 VDM and Z — Formal Methods in Software Development (VDM 1990)

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In this paper, we use the development of the specification of an object manager to illustrate the Z notation as a medium for deriving a design from an abstract specification. We present a series of specifications starting at a very general level and successively introducing more detail. Although we prove properties of individual specifications, we do not prove that a specification meets the requirements of its predecessor. Since we explain the notation during the development, this paper may also be useful as a Z tutorial. We conclude that formal methods are necessary for responsible programming and that automated tools are needed to assist specification development.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd West, H3G 1M8, Montreal, Quebec

    Patrice Chalin & Peter Grogono

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  1. Patrice Chalin
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D. Bjørner C. A. R. Hoare H. Langmaack

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Chalin, P., Grogono, P. (1990). Z specification of an object manager. In: Bjørner, D., Hoare, C.A.R., Langmaack, H. (eds) VDM '90 VDM and Z — Formal Methods in Software Development. VDM 1990. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 428. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52513-0_4

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