Systematic software development using VDM
Systematic software development using VDM
The Z notation: a reference manual
The Z notation: a reference manual
Design patterns: elements of reusable object-oriented software
Design patterns: elements of reusable object-oriented software
Refactoring: improving the design of existing code
Refactoring: improving the design of existing code
Extreme programming explained: embrace change
Extreme programming explained: embrace change
XFM: An incremental methodology for developing formal models
ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems (TODAES)
XFM: extreme formal method for capturing formal specification into abstract models
Formal methods and models for system design
i2MAP: an incremental and iterative modeling and analysis process
MODELS'07 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems
| Hi-index | 0.00 |
This paper is an exploratory work were the authors study how the technology of Formal Methods (FM) can interact with agile process in general and with Extreme Programming (XP) in particular. Our thesis is that most of XP practices (pair programming, daily build, the simplest design or the metaphor) are technology independent and therefore can be used in FM based developments. Additionally, other essential pieces like test first, incremental development and refactoring can be improved by using FM. In the paper we explore in a certain detail those pieces: when you write a formal specification you are saying what your code must do, when you write a test you are doing the same so the idea is to use formal specifications as tests. Incremental development is quite similar to the refinement process in FM: specifications evolve to code maintaining previous functionality. Finally FM can help to remove redundancy, eliminate unused functionality and transform obsolete designs into new ones, and this is refactoring.