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It is claimed, as a provocative thesis, that high level programming languages and corresponding compilers might not be the right tools to be used to construct large reliable software systems. An alternative is proposed which is based on the concept of a System Development Database.
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Abrial, JR. (2006). Tools for Developing Large Systems (A Proposal). In: Butler, M., Jones, C.B., Romanovsky, A., Troubitsyna, E. (eds) Rigorous Development of Complex Fault-Tolerant Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4157. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11916246_20
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