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This article presents industrial experience of applying the B formal method in the industry, on diverse application fields (railways, automotive, smartcard, etc.). If the added value of such an approach has been demonstrated over the year, using a formal method is not the panacea and requires some precautions when introduced in an industrial development cycle.
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Lecomte, T. (2009). Applying a Formal Method in Industry: A 15-Year Trajectory. In: Alpuente, M., Cook, B., Joubert, C. (eds) Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems. FMICS 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5825. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04570-7_3
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