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VSE: Controlling the Complexity in Formal Software Developments

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

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We give an overview of the enhanced VSE system which is a tool to formally specify and verify systems. It provides means for structuring specifications and it supports the development process from the specification of a system to the code generation. Formal developments following this method are stored and maintained in an administration system that guides the user and maintains a consistent state. An integrated deduction system provides proof support for the deduction problems arising during the development process.

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Hutter, D. et al. (1999). VSE: Controlling the Complexity in Formal Software Developments. 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_26

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