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Re:Learn You an Agda by chriswarbo on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @12:19PM (#8694963)
> I know Agda isn't really a programming language, but then why is this book trying to claim it is? It says at the start:

> _Agda is a programming language_

Well, that's because programming languages and formal systems (proof languages) are the same thing ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry%E2%80%93Howard_correspond... ).

Agda is well-suited to computing with values that carry around various formally-checked properties. That's useful to some people for some tasks. If it's not suited to whatever you're doing, then don't use it; I presume your projects don't all use Java, Bash, Prolog, Python, COBOL, Pure, Unlambda and MATLAB at the same time; well, just add Agda to that list.

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