To type or not to type

Piotr Rudnicki (piotr@cs.ualberta.ca)
Mon, 5 Jun 1995 12:18:37 -0600 (MDT)

Hi:

I would like to propose the subject of typing as a topic for discussion during
the QED workshop in Warsaw. In August, last year there was some discussion
on this forum that started with L. Lamport's note "Types considered
harmful". I am interested in discussing the following:

0. What do we mean by "type"?

1. How types are handled in various QED-like systems?
Here I would like to hear from other people.

1. What are advantages/disadvantages of using types in known proof-checking
or theorem proving systems? Users' view vs implementers' view.

2. Why is type theory neglected in mathematical pratice?

Piotr (Peter) Rudnicki