Overview
- Introduces a rigorous modeling method for complex, software-intensive systems based on Abstract State Machines
- Uses numerous examples to illustrate how to build, explain, debug, and maintain a software system based on stepwise refinement
- Complemented by a website with teaching material, further refinements and executable versions of many models defined
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Implementation
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Back Matter
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About this book
The book introduces both the modeling method (Part I) and the available tool support (Part II): In Part I the authors detail (using numerous examples) how to construct, explain, debug, explore, extend and reuse accurate system design models, starting from scratch. Only an elementary knowledge of common mathematical (including set-theoretic) notation and some basic experience with computational processes (systems, programs, algorithms) is assumed. Part II then shows how the modeling method can be supported by implementing tools that make design models executable and debuggable.
To illustrate how to build, debug and maintain systems and to explain their construction in a checkable manner, a general, problem-oriented refinement method is adopted to construct system models from components. The method starts with abstract models and refines them step by step, incrementally adding further details that eventually lead to code.
Intended for practitioners who build software intensive systems, and students specializing in software engineering, it can be used both for self-study and for teaching, and it can serve as a reference book. Exercises are included to help readers check their understanding of the explained concepts. For many models defined in the book, refinements to executable versions can be downloaded for experimental validation from the book’s website at http://modelingbook.informatik.uni-ulm.de
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Alexander Raschke is an assistant professor at the Institute of Software Engineering and Programming Languages at Ulm University where he acquired most of his extensive teaching and project experience with industrial and academic partners. After some experience in industry, he came back to academia and leads currently the CoreASM project, which provides tool support to make design models executable. His research interests focus on precise modeling methods one can use in industrial practice.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modeling Companion for Software Practitioners
Authors: Egon Börger, Alexander Raschke
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56641-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-56639-8Published: 10 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-56641-1Published: 31 March 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 349
Topics: Software Engineering, Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages, Business Process Management