Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!mcsun!ukc!warwick!cs.warwick.ac.uk!usenet From: ianb@cs.warwick.ac.uk (Ian Bridge) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Formal Specifications as a Basis for Software Testing Summary: Formal Specifications and Functional Testing Keywords: test, formal, specification Message-ID: <1991Jun25.171507.23085@cs.warwick.ac.uk> Date: 25 Jun 91 17:15:07 GMT Sender: usenet@cs.warwick.ac.uk (Network News) Organization: Computer Science, Warwick University, UK Lines: 14 I am currently engaged in a project to investigate methods for developing module and system test procedures on the basis of formal specifications of their functional behaviour. Although I am aware of the work published by P.A.V.Hall ('88) and I.J.Hayes ('85) I would interested to hear of any related work in this area together with any comments on the adequacy of this approach. -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ian Bridge | | Dept.Comp.Sci., Warwick U., Coventry, U.K. | | Internet: ianb@cs.warwick.ac.uk |