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ALF (proof assistant)

Structure editor for monomorphic Martin-Löf type theory

ALF ("Another logical framework") is a structure editor for monomorphic Martin-Löf type theory developed at Chalmers University. It is a predecessor of the Alfa, Agda, Cayenne and Rocq proof assistants and dependently typed programming languages. It was the first language to support inductive families and dependent pattern matching.

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