PART 3 - THE THIRD AXIS CHAPTER 15: DEPLOY NOW, PRAY LATER The Final Form of Software Development

"Formal verification can establish that software conforms to a specification while leaving expectations outside that specification unproved."

The seL4 project documents machine-checked correctness guarantees for specified kernel behavior and the assumptions under which those guarantees hold. It illustrates the difference between rigorous implementation assurance and the wider expectations a user might have of the system. Source year is estimated from the live project documentation consulted in 2026.

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