[comp.specification.z] What is this group - HERE'S A GOOD INTRO. TEXT ON 'Z'...

rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson) (06/28/91)

People,

	I was interested in Z a while back when I was writing a paper
	on Object Oriented Analysis and Design.

	This group is sure to re-spark my interest.

	Here is a good introductory text that provides several chapters
	on the Z specification language.

	"An Introduction to Discrete Mathematics and Formal System
	Specification", D.C. INCE, Open University.  Claredon Press,
	Oxford, 1988.

	There are three parts to the book.  Part I deals with software
	development.  Part II deals with Prop. and Pred. Calculus, and
	Set Theory. Part III deals with Z and contains the
	following chapters,

		9  The Specification Lanuguage Z
		10 Operators and Objects in Z
		11 The Z Schema Calculus
		12 Z Specifications in Action - The University of
		   Lincoln Library System

		APPENDIX: Definition of Z Operators

	Regards |(8>
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Robert
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thomo@cs.uq.oz.au (John Thomas) (06/28/91)

In <7559@vela.acs.oakland.edu> rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson) writes:

>People,

>	I was interested in Z a while back when I was writing a paper
>	on Object Oriented Analysis and Design.
[refs deleted]

	Perhaps you might be interested in Object-Z. The object-oriented
	version of Z developed here at the University of Queensland. 

	Sure beats plain old Z.

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rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson) (06/28/91)

In article <2193@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> thomo@cs.uq.oz.au writes:
>In <7559@vela.acs.oakland.edu> rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson) writes:
>
>>People,
>
>>	I was interested in Z a while back when I was writing a paper
>>	on Object Oriented Analysis and Design.
>[refs deleted]
>
>	Perhaps you might be interested in Object-Z. The object-oriented
>	version of Z developed here at the University of Queensland. 
>
>	Sure beats plain old Z.

John,

	How about some references for everybody in the group!

	I would love to get a thread going about Object-Z.

	I am anxious to get my hands on something.

	How about an ftp site, or something.

	Heck, e-mail me something!

	Thanks...Regards |(8>
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Robert
rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu

blakemor@software.org (Alex Blakemore) (06/28/91)

In article <2193@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> thomo@cs.uq.oz.au writes:
> 	Perhaps you might be interested in Object-Z. The object-oriented
> 	version of Z developed here at the University of Queensland. 

how about some references or an anonymous ftp site for papers
describing object-z.  sounds interesting.
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