On formalism in specifications

On formalism in specifications Bertrand Meyer, IEEE Software 1985 Following yesterday’s paper that used formal specification methods to resolve ambiguities and uncover potential vulnerabilities in OAuth 2.0, today’s choice is a 1980’s classic from Bertrand Meyer on the merits of formal specification and what it adds beyond natural language descriptions. With thanks once more to ... Continue Reading

Combining static model checking with dynamic enforcement using the Statecall Policy Language

Combining static model checking with dynamic enforcement using the Statecall Policy Language - Madhavapeddy 2009 We know that getting distributed systems right is hard, and subtle, 'deep' bugs can lurk in both algorithms and implementations. Can we do better than informal reasoning coupled with some unit and integration tests? Evidence suggests we have to do ... Continue Reading