Gentle Introduction to Dependent Types with Idris
Gentle Introduction to Dependent Types with Idris
by Unknown author · first published 2018
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Dependent types are a powerful concept that allows us to write proof-carrying code. Idris is a programming language that supports dependent types. We will learn about the mathematical foundations, and then write correct software and mathematically prove properties about it.This book aims to be accessible to novices that have no prior experience beyond high school mathematics. Thus, this book is designed to be self-contained.The first part of this book serves as an introduction to the theory behind Idris, while the second part is a practical introduction to Idris with examples.
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…above), check out "Intuitionistic Type Theory" by Per Martin-Lof "Computation and Reasoning: A Type Theory for Computer Science" by Zhaouhui Luo "Type-Driven Development with Idris" by Edwin Brady "Gentle Introduction to Dependent Types with Idris" by Boro Sitnikovski "Types and Programming Languages" by Pierce "Practical Foundations for Programming Languages" by Robert Harper (or any of his YouTube videos re/Type Theory) "The Little Typer"…
on “Why is it worth spending time on type theory? (2013)” ↗To me, personally, the biggest barrier was lack of a proper introduction with a lot of examples. I try to break this barrier a bit with my upcoming book: Gentle Introduction to Dependent Types with Idris. I am very interested in this area but it is impossible for newcomers to get a grasp of it without too much digging. Logical Foundations was OK but I was still missing the theoretical explanation ("why…
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