[SystemSafety] Bursting the formal methods bubble

[Derek M Jones]

All,

Formal methods is founded on the idea that mathematical
work is always, magically, correct.

The mathematics we all learn in school/university has been around
long enough to be throughly checked, which gives people a skewed
view of mathematics.

Mathematical work contains mistakes, just like everything else:
http://scienceblogs.com/evolutionblog/2008/07/21/is-modern-mathematics-reliable/

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Derek M. Jones           Software analysis
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