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"A Little Taste of Dependent Types" by David Christiansen
David Christiansen gives a Strange Loop 2018 introduction to dependent types, where one language serves for both compile-time and run-time code and programs unite with proofs. It draws on his book The Little Typer.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as an approachable introduction to dependent types and a preview of what The Little Typer covers.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Strange Loop Conference
- Topic
- dependent types
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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A very mind-blowing and challenging book about Types. The strange loop talk and my own interview of the authors might give some sense of what it's all about. There is also some interesting work online showing how the language used in the book can be …
adamgordonbell on Hacker News · 2022-10
In The Little Typer (2018)Here's an intro to dependent types from David Christiansen, I think it came up during another dependent types discussion: [VIDEO]
spelunker on Hacker News · 2023-01
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