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Record Nr.

UNINA9910557461103321

Autore

Chlipala Adam <1981->

Titolo

Certified programming with dependent types : a pragmatic introduction to the Coq proof assistant / / Adam Chlipala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : The MIT Press, 2013

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : MIT Press, , [2013]

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2013]

Descrizione fisica

1 PDF (xii, 424 pages)

Collana

The MIT Press

Disciplina

005.1

Soggetti

Automatic theorem proving - Computer programs

Computer programming

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [413]-417) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The technology of mechanized program verification can play a supporting role in many kinds of research projects in computer science, and related tools for formal proof-checking are seeing increasing adoption in mathematics and engineering. This book provides an introduction to the Coq software for writing and checking mathematical proofs. It takes a practical engineering focus throughout, emphasizing techniques that will help users to build, understand, and maintain large Coq developments and minimize the cost of code change over time. Two topics, rarely discussed elsewhere, are covered in detail: effective dependently typed programming (making productive use of a feature at the heart of the Coq system) and construction of domain-specific proof tactics. Almost every subject covered is also relevant to interactive computer theorem proving in general, not just program verification, demonstrated through examples of verified programs applied in many different sorts of formalizations. The book develops a unique automated proof style and applies it throughout; even experienced Coq users may benefit from reading about basic Coq concepts from this novel perspective. The book also offers a library of tactics, or programs that find proofs, designed for use with examples in the book. Readers



will acquire the necessary skills to reimplement these tactics in other settings by the end of the book. All of the code appearing in the book is freely available online.