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A Lightweight Approach to Formal Methods

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Applied Formal Methods — FM-Trends 98 (FM-Trends 1998)

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The main current trend in applied formal methods can be characterized by the term “lightweight”. Historically, formal methods have been viewed as pure alternatives to traditional development methodologies, demanding a revolutionary change in industry to adopt them. With a pragmatic, lightweight approach, the use of formal methods is complementing and improving existing development practices in a company in an evolutionary way, demonstrating more clearly the cost-effectiveness of formal methods. This paper presents our view on lightweight formal methods as a strategy for successful formal methods technology transfer to industry.

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Agerholm, S., Larsen, P.G. (1999). A Lightweight Approach to Formal Methods. In: Hutter, D., Stephan, W., Traverso, P., Ullmann, M. (eds) Applied Formal Methods — FM-Trends 98. FM-Trends 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1641. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48257-1_10

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