--- product_id: 8250208 title: "Specifying Systems: The TLA+ Language and Tools for Hardware and Software Engineers" price: "£50.47" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8250208-specifying-systems-the-tla-language-and-tools-for-hardware-software store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Specifying Systems: The TLA+ Language and Tools for Hardware and Software Engineers **Price:** £50.47 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Specifying Systems: The TLA+ Language and Tools for Hardware and Software Engineers - **How much does it cost?** £50.47 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8250208-specifying-systems-the-tla-language-and-tools-for-hardware-software) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Specifying Systems: The TLA+ Language and Tools for Hardware and Software Engineers [Lamport, Leslie] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Specifying Systems: The TLA+ Language and Tools for Hardware and Software Engineers Review: Excellent, both in writing and in content - This is a very good introduction to temporal reasoning, with a language designed to encourage habits essential for describing large systems readably. The book will benefit both novice and expert readers, and also people that do not plan to specify systems themselves, but need to understand the process, so that they can communicate with those that will. The material is presented precisely in simple mathematics, introduced as needed. The writing is engaging, not at all boring nor boilerplate, which has been a challenge for many other authors. To convince yourself, you can start by reading the PDF version online, available by the author here: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/lamport/tla/book.html Compared to the relevant papers by Lamport and coauthors, the book is geared more towards beginners and users. It is not a collection of all the results, but has a complementary purpose. In particular, composition of open systems and timing constraints are developed in more detail outside this book. Review: Takes the mystery out of concurrency and distributed computing - One of the best books I have ever read on any topic. Even if you don't care about the subject matter (modeling and model-checking), the blazing clarity and simplicity will delight you. Classically reductionist, it boils all the complexity of systems (including distributed, concurrent, parallel, Byzantine systems, the kinds of things that send most practitioners running away in horror) down to a handful of primitives in ordinary Boolean logic. Another one of those books (like SICP and VCLADF and the Feynman lectures) that a high-schooler can understand but the average PhD would benefit from. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #678,016 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #216 in Computer Systems Analysis & Design (Books) #265 in Mathematical Logic #704 in Software Development (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (37) | | Dimensions | 7.38 x 0.87 x 9.25 inches | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 032114306X | | ISBN-13 | 978-0321143068 | | Item Weight | 1.25 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 384 pages | | Publication date | July 19, 2002 | | Publisher | Addison-Wesley Professional | ## Images ![Specifying Systems: The TLA+ Language and Tools for Hardware and Software Engineers - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71CCYePOofL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent, both in writing and in content *by I***S on December 9, 2015* This is a very good introduction to temporal reasoning, with a language designed to encourage habits essential for describing large systems readably. The book will benefit both novice and expert readers, and also people that do not plan to specify systems themselves, but need to understand the process, so that they can communicate with those that will. The material is presented precisely in simple mathematics, introduced as needed. The writing is engaging, not at all boring nor boilerplate, which has been a challenge for many other authors. To convince yourself, you can start by reading the PDF version online, available by the author here: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/lamport/tla/book.html Compared to the relevant papers by Lamport and coauthors, the book is geared more towards beginners and users. It is not a collection of all the results, but has a complementary purpose. In particular, composition of open systems and timing constraints are developed in more detail outside this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Takes the mystery out of concurrency and distributed computing *by B***N on December 19, 2015* One of the best books I have ever read on any topic. Even if you don't care about the subject matter (modeling and model-checking), the blazing clarity and simplicity will delight you. Classically reductionist, it boils all the complexity of systems (including distributed, concurrent, parallel, Byzantine systems, the kinds of things that send most practitioners running away in horror) down to a handful of primitives in ordinary Boolean logic. Another one of those books (like SICP and VCLADF and the Feynman lectures) that a high-schooler can understand but the average PhD would benefit from. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommended if you're interested in rigorous system specification approaches *by K***R on January 27, 2015* For a long time, I've been thinking about ways to improve the reliability of the software we write. We use many techniques to strive for this goal, sometimes in a roundabout way, but the ultimate approach would be mathematical proofs of correctness. Of the approaches I've read over the years, Lamport's TLA+ comes the closest to this promise a system specification that's workable. This book provides a great introduction with practical, real-world examples. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8250208-specifying-systems-the-tla-language-and-tools-for-hardware-software](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8250208-specifying-systems-the-tla-language-and-tools-for-hardware-software) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*