Abstract
Building correct distributed systems takes thinking outside the box, and the fastest way to do that is to think inside a different box. One different box is "formal methods", the discipline of mathematically verifying software and systems. Formal methods encourages unusual perspectives on systems, models that are also broadly useful to all software developers. In this talk we will learn two of the most important FM perspectives: the abstract specifications behind software systems, and the property they are and aren't supposed to have.
Speaker
Hillel Wayne
Author of "Logic for Programmers" and "Learn TLA+", Thought Leader in the Space of Empirical Software Engineering
Hillel is the author of Logic for Programmers and Learn TLA+. He helps companies build systems cheaper and faster through rigorous design and verification. In his free time, he juggles and makes chocolate.
