The B-Book is a book by Jean-Raymond Abrial on the B-Method, a formal method approach to software development, originally developed by him. It was published in 1996 by Cambridge University Press. The book is available in hardback (ISBN 978-0521496193, 1996), paperback (ISBN 978-0521021753, 2005), and ebook form (ISBN 978-0511624162, doi:10.1017/CBO9780511624162, 2010). The book includes a tribute by C.A.R. Hoare and a foreword by Pierre Chapron of GEC-ALSTHOM Transport. Part I of the book covers Mathematics, Part II Abstract Machines, Part III Programming, and Part IV Refinement. The book also includes six appendices and an index. It was reviewed in The Computer Journal and The Times Higher Education Supplement.
See also Abstract machine notation Rodin tool
References
External links The B-Book at DBLP Bibliography Server The B-Book on Amazon The B-Book on Amazon UK