Quote: use formal methods to verify a design instead of proving correctness; forces engineers to be precise about details; resolves differences of interpretation between implementers and testers
Topic: formal methods and languages
Topic: limitations of formalism
Topic: program proving is infeasible
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From the start of the [BOS] project, the … properties of the design rather than proving correctness … the formalization process of the TD [technical design] forces engineers to think (more) thoroughly, to look in more … the detailed formal description of the design constituted … the formal TD served as a precise arbiter …
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