Rapid Prototyping with AutoFocus

摘要

In most cases, it is simple inconvenience of use that keeps formal methods from being put to industrial use. This paper argues that functionalities, even though of simple formal principles, can be decisive for the applicability of such a formal development tool. Several of those functionalities, as found in the AUTOFOCUS tool prototype, like integrated graphical and hierarchical description techniques, consistency checks and code generation, are demonstrated using a simple example.