Teach Z by Reverse Engineering Specifications From Real-Life Implementations

This paper describes a different approach to teaching formal methods and Z in particular. A specification is developed interactively with the class but unusually, a working implementation exists and is made available for exploratory testing as part of the lecture. The domain chosen for the application is a simple dynamic content website.

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Ian Bayley

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Publication date: December 2006

Publication date (Print): December 2006

Pages: 1-5

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[0001]School of Technology,

Oxford Brookes University

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/TFM2006.7

SO-VID: 687a70f8-5a3a-4ad0-8883-c64c6bb9b8fb

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Conference name: Teaching Formal Methods: Practice and Experience

Conference acronym: TFM

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Conference location: BCS London Office, UK

Conference date: 15 December 2006

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Teaching Formal Methods: Practice and Experience

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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Teach Z by Reverse Engineering Specifications From Real-Life Implementations

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