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Terminating Computation First?

Iowa Type Theory Commute by Aaron Stump

Aug 1, 202511:27Technology

In this episode, I discuss an intriguing idea proposed by Victor Taelin, to base a logically sound type theory on an untyped but terminating language, upon which one may then erect as exotic a type system as one wishes....

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Terminating Computation First? is an episode from Iowa Type Theory Commute by Aaron Stump. In this episode, I discuss an intriguing idea proposed by Victor Taelin, to base a logically sound type theory on an untyped but terminating language...

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