"Finding bugs without running or even looking at code" by Jay Parlar
Strange Loop Conference · 4 HN recommendations
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Jay Parlar's Strange Loop talk shows how model checkers such as Alloy can find complex bugs in a system's design without running or reading any code. He walks through modeling architectures and checking every possible sequence of operations, including a real security bug and a UI feature-interaction bug.
Why HN recommends it: HN commenters point to it as the best practical introduction to Alloy and to lightweight formal modeling.
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