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Dependent Programming Paradigm

Dependent type programming allows types to check the value of variables at compile time, helping ensure programs are correct before running. Variables can be assigned types specifying both their data type and additional constraints. For example, a vector type might specify the length, preventing errors from operations on mismatched vectors. Dependent types enable encoding logic quantifiers like "for all" and "there exists" to further restrain possible implementations and reduce bugs.

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Dependent Programming Paradigm

Dependent type programming allows types to check the value of variables at compile time, helping ensure programs are correct before running. Variables can be assigned types specifying both their data type and additional constraints. For example, a vector type might specify the length, preventing errors from operations on mismatched vectors. Dependent types enable encoding logic quantifiers like "for all" and "there exists" to further restrain possible implementations and reduce bugs.

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Dependent type

Programming Paradigm
Introduction
A constant problem:
• Writing a correct computer program is hard and proving that a program is correct is even harder
• Dependent Types allow us to write programs and know they are correct before running them.
• dependent types: you can specify types that can check the value of your variables at compile time

Example:
Here is how you can declare a Vector that contains the values 1, 2, 3 :
val l1 = 1 :#: 2 :#: 3 :#: Vnil
This creates a variable l1 who’s type signature specifies not only that it’s a Vector that contains Ints, but also that it is a Vector of
length 3. The compiler can use this information to catch errors. Let’s use the vAdd method in Vector to perform a pairwise addition
between two Vectors:
val l1 = 1 :#: 2 :#: 3 :#: VNil
val l2 = 1 :#: 2 :#: 3 :#: VNil
val l3 = l1 vAdd l2
// Result: l3 = 2 :#: 4 :#: 6 :#: VNil
Introduction
The example above works fine because the type system knows both Vectors have length 3. However, if we tried to vAdd two Vectors
of different lengths, we’d get an error at compile time instead of having to wait until run time!

val l1 = 1 :#: 2 :#: 3 :#: VNil


val l2 = 1 :#: 2 :#: VNil

val l3 = l1 vAdd l2

// Result: a *compile* error because you can't pairwise add vectors


// of different lengths!
Note:
You can express almost anything with dependent types. A factorial function which only accepts natural numbers, a login function
which doesn't accept empty strings, a remove Last function which only accepts non-empty arrays. And all this is checked before you
run the program.
Introduction
A function has dependent type if the type of a function's result depends on the VALUE of its argument; this is not the same thing as a
ParameterizedType. The second order lambda calculus possesses functions with dependent types.
What does it mean to be “correct”?
Depends on the application domain, but could mean one or more of:
• Functionally correct (e.g. arithmetic operations on a CPU)
• Resource safe (e.g. runs within memory bounds, no memory leaks, no accessing unallocated memory, no deadlock. . . )
• Secure (e.g. not allowing access to another user’s data)

What is type?
• In programming, types are a means of classifying values
• Exp: values 94, "thing", and [1,2,3,4,5] classified as an integer, a string, and a list of integers
• For a machine, types describe how bit patterns in memory are to be interpreted.
• For a compiler or interpreter, types help ensure that bit patterns are interpreted consistently when a program runs.
• For a programmer, types help name and organize concepts, aiding documentation and supporting interactive
editing environments.
Introduction
In computer science and logic, a dependent type is a type whose definition depends on a value.
It is an overlapping feature of type theory and type systems.
Used to encode logic's quantifiers like "for all" and "there exists".
Dependent types may help reduce bugs by enabling the programmer to assign types that further restrain the set of possible
implementations.
Quantifiers
Quantifiers
All man drink coffee.
Let a variable x which refers to a cat so all x can be represented in UOD as below:

∀x man(x) → drink (x, coffee).


It will be read as: There are all x where x is a man who drink coffee.
Existential Quantifiers
Existential Quantifiers
Examples
1. All birds fly.
In this question the predicate is "fly(bird)."
And since there are all birds who fly so it will be represented as follows.
∀x bird(x) →fly(x).

2. Every man respects his parent.


In this question, the predicate is "respect(x, y)," where x=man, and y= parent.
Since there is every man so will use ∀, and it will be represented as follows:
∀x man(x) → respects (x, parent).

3. Some boys play cricket.


In this question, the predicate is "play(x, y)," where x= boys, and y= game. Since there are some boys so we will use ∃, and it will be
represented as:
∃x boys(x) → play(x, cricket).

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