Using Formal Methods at Work

1 · Hillel Wayne · March 11, 2019, midnight
A few people have told me that they’ve enjoyed learning formal methods but aren’t sure how to actually use it. They’re mostly doing short sprints at work and aren’t building new systems from scratch. This tells me there’s some confusion about what makes specifications useful, and that we need a resource on applying them in practice. This is a short guide to using specifications at work in a way that’s accessible to beginners, applicable in many contexts, and provides solid business value....