TLA+ Courses and Certifications

Code Sync

Predicting and Preventing Chaos with Formal Methods in TLA+ - Lambda Days 2022

Explore formal methods in TLA+ to predict and prevent chaos in distributed computing. Learn how to design robust systems beyond untestable whiteboard drawings and ad-hoc scripts.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CppNow

Using TLA+ to Fix a Very Difficult glibc Bug

Discover how TLA+ formal specification language helped debug a complex glibc condition variable bug that affected Python, C#, and OCaml for years, with practical translation techniques.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

Smart Casual Verification of the Confidential Consortium Framework

Discover how Microsoft researchers applied hybrid formal verification to validate CCF's distributed protocols, combining TLA+ specifications with C++ testing to find bugs.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

Weeks of Debugging Can Save You Hours of TLA+

Explore TLA+ for reliable system design through a hands-on approach, solving a subtle concurrency issue to demonstrate its power in preventing critical failures and reducing debugging time.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GOTO Conferences

Designing Distributed Systems with TLA+

Learn to design and test distributed systems using TLA+, a powerful specification language that complements unit testing and type systems for catching complex concurrency bugs and validating system designs.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Strange Loop Conference

Chat with Hillel Wayne about TLA+

Explore TLA+, a formal specification language, with Hillel Wayne. Learn about its applications, benefits, and the upcoming TLA+ Conference, gaining insights into this powerful tool for software design and verification.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Mastering Concurrent Algorithms with TLA+

Explore TLA+ for modeling and verifying concurrent algorithms. Learn to use TLC model checker and TLA proof system to design robust, reliable software systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

Turning an Incident Report into a Design Issue with TLA+

Explore how modeling-driven techniques and TLA+ can enhance postmortem analysis, uncover root causes, and improve system design in distributed database architectures.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Proofing the Correctness of CURP Consensus Protocol Using TLA+

Explore the CURP consensus protocol's correctness verification using TLA+, delving into its concepts, actions, and implications for distributed systems.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NDC Conferences

Building Confidence in Concurrent Code with a Model Checker

Explore model-checking with TLA+ to detect concurrency errors at design time, enhancing code quality and confidence in concurrent systems beyond conventional practices.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

NDC Conferences

Building Confidence in Concurrent Code with a Model Checker

Explore model-checking techniques to detect concurrency errors in system designs. Learn how TLA+ can improve confidence in concurrent code and save time during development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Linux Plumbers Conference

Formal Methods for Kernel Hackers

Discover how formal methods can benefit kernel development, find bugs, and improve design choices in Linux, with practical examples using PlusCal and TLA+.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Kubernetes Operators - Safety First Through Model Checkers

Explore model checkers like TLA+ and Alloy for enhancing Kubernetes Operators' safety. Learn how these tools can improve system design and catch inconsistencies in critical infrastructure management.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

ACM SIGPLAN

A Universal, Sound, and Complete Forward Reasoning Technique for Machine-Verified Proofs of Linearizability

Explore a universal, sound, and complete proof method for machine-verifiable linearizability proofs. Learn about its application to complex algorithms and verification using TLAPS.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

GOTO Conferences

The Verification of a Distributed System - A Practitioner's Guide to Increasing Confidence in System Correctness

Explore techniques for verifying distributed systems, addressing challenges of partial failure and asynchrony to increase confidence in system correctness and reliability.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video