Specifying Systems
by Leslie Lamport
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional 2002
ISBN/ASIN: 032114306X
ISBN-13: 9780321143068
Number of pages: 382
Description:
This book shows how to write unambiguous specifications of complex computer systems. The first part provides an introduction to specification, explaining how to describe the behavioral properties of a system. The second part covers liveness and fairness, real-time properties, and composition. Final two parts provide a complete reference manual for the TLA+ language and tools, as well as a handy mini-manual.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(2.5MB, PDF)
Similar books
Acceptance Test Engineering Guideby Grigori Melnik, Gerard Meszaros, Jon Bach - Microsoft
The Guide will provide guidance for technology stakeholders (developers, development leads, testers, test leads, architects, etc.) and business stakeholders (managers, customers, end users, etc) on the discipline of acceptance testing.
(7750 views)
Software Engineeringby Ivan Marsic - Rutgers University
This book reviews some important technologies for software development with a focus on Web applications. Emphasis is on underlying principles and basic concepts. Written for upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses in software engineering.
(12527 views)
The Grand Unified Theory of Software Engineeringby Mathias Ekstedt - Industrial Info Systems
This book is the result of innumerable longwinded, oftentimes unnecessarily complicated, discussions between the authors on the nature of software engineering, machines, minds, design, software, engineering, organizations and more.
(7353 views)
Software Product Line: Advanced Topicby Abdelrahman Osman Elfaki - InTech
The Software Product Line (SPL) is an emerging methodology for developing software products. There are two hot issues in the SPL: modelling and the analysis of the SPL. Variability modelling techniques have been developed to assist engineers ...
(5805 views)