EPISODE · Jan 15, 2025 · 1H 26M
Gleaming the Lambda Cube with Nathan Mull
from Picture Me Coding · host Erik Aker and Mike Mull
This week Nathan Mull, a type theorist and CS Professor at Boston University, came on the show to help Mike and Erik understand what the phrase "Propositions as Types" is all about. This is an idea about how programs are connected to logic and mathematical proofs, whether we want them to be or not! You know that program that orders pizza from Dominos?! Yes, even that program is a proof of something. Find out what it proves on this episode of Picture Me Coding!LinksNathan Mull's personal site 2014 Philip Wadler Paper: Propositions as Types2016 Strangeloop Conference recording (Youtube): "Propositions as Types" by Philip WadlerSend us Fan Mail
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This week Nathan Mull, a type theorist and CS Professor at Boston University, came on the show to help Mike and Erik understand what the phrase "Propositions as Types" is all about. This is an idea about how programs are connected to logic and mathematical proofs, whether we want them to be or not! You know that program that orders pizza from Dominos?! Yes, even that program is a proof of something. Find out what it proves on this episode of Picture Me Coding! Links Nathan Mull's person...
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