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Re:Formal methods: Just good engineering practice? by coldtea on Monday June 24, 2024 @03:57AM (#40773503)
Proving that your algorithmic design is correct (to the degree the proof tool can assure) is already a big help - even if your implementation of the algorithm might still have bugs.

At least now you know it's just bugs you need to fix, and not a faulty logic to begin with.

Re:Formal methods: Just good engineering practice? by pjmlp on Monday June 24, 2024 @05:18AM (#40773928)
Faulty logic can only be proven to a specific mathematical limit, if the actual system constraints, hardware and OS APIs, aren't part of the model.
Re:Formal methods: Just good engineering practice? by coldtea on Monday June 24, 2024 @12:20PM (#40777927)
My comment was already about proofs "to a specific mathematical limit" still being useful and better than nothing, tho