Specifying Systems - Lamport, Leslie
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Written by Leslie Lamport, the inventor of LaTeX, this book shows software and hardware engineers how to specify computer systems. Written by one of the leaders of computer science in the fields of concurrent computing and distributed systems. Both a tutorial on specifying systems and a complete reference to TLA+ - the Temporal Logic of Actions language - by its inventor. Useful for software and hardware engineers working in areas such as networking, communications, and data management. This book is the distillation of over 25 years of work by one of the worlds most renowned computer…mehr

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Written by Leslie Lamport, the inventor of LaTeX, this book shows software and hardware engineers how to specify computer systems. Written by one of the leaders of computer science in the fields of concurrent computing and distributed systems. Both a tutorial on specifying systems and a complete reference to TLA+ - the Temporal Logic of Actions language - by its inventor. Useful for software and hardware engineers working in areas such as networking, communications, and data management. This book is the distillation of over 25 years of work by one of the worlds most renowned computer scientists. Technology: A specification is a written description of what a system is supposed to do, plus a way of checking to make sure that it works. Specifying a system helps us understand it. Its a good idea to understand a system before building it, so its a good idea to write a specification of a system before implementing it. The most effective tool to describe a specification is the Temporal Logic of Actions, or TLA, because it provides a mathematical, i.e. precise, foundation for describing systems. TLA+ is the language the author developed to write the mathematical specifications. TLA+ is available freely on the web. It can be used for both software and hardware. In fact, Intel is using TLA+ with great success in the design of a new chip. Leslie Lamport is a computer scientist known world-wide for his contributions to concurrent computing and distributed systems. He is also known for his creation of LaTeX, and his bestselling book on the topic. Now working at Microsoft Research in Mountainview, CA, he began his work on LaTeX at SRI, and his work on TLA+ at the Digital (later Compaq) Systems Research Center in Palo Alto. Lamport has a Ph.D. in mathematics from Brandeis, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is one of only 15 computer scientists (along with Knuth and Brooks) profiled in the book "Out of Their Minds: The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer Scientists."
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Leslie Lamport, a computer scientist, is well known for his contributions to concurrent computing and distributed systems. His "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System" paper has been honored for its enduring influence on the field. Lamport is also known for creating the LaTeX typesetting system and the best-selling book, LaTeX, Second Edition, which documents it (Addison-Wesley, 1994). Now at Microsoft Research in Mountain View, California, he began his work on TLA+ at the Digital (later Compaq) Systems Research Center in Palo Alto. Lamport, who earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Brandeis University, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. 032114306XAB06262002