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Type-Driven Development in Idris — Edwin Brady

Scala World · talk · Watch on YouTube

Programming language designFunctional programmingLogic & formal methods

What it is

Edwin Brady, creator of Idris, introduces type-driven development in a dependently typed language. He shows types being written first and programs derived with interactive editing, then extends beyond simple examples to programs that interact with users and networks.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as a demonstration of type-directed editing with typed holes, which some see as a likely future of programming.

  • 1 people recommended it
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What HN commenters said

  1. “Something like that is likely the future of programming!”

    Example of IDE-assisted type-driven programming as the future.

    still_grokking, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “C++ at the End of 2022”

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Topics: idris, type-driven development, typed holes, functional programming, interactive editing

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