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We report on our experiences in teaching lightweight formal methods with Eiffel. In particular, we discuss how we introduce formal methods via Eiffel’s design-by-contract and agent technologies, and how we integrate these techniques with test-driven development, in an approach called specification-driven design. This approach demonstrates how formal methods techniques fit with industrial software engineering practice.
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Paige, R.F., Ostroff, J.S. (2004). Specification-Driven Design with Eiffel and Agents for Teaching Lightweight Formal Methods. In: Dean, C.N., Boute, R.T. (eds) Teaching Formal Methods. TFM 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3294. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30472-2_7
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