Types by Need

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Abstract

A cornerstone of the theory of ⋋-calculus is that intersection types characterise termination properties. They are a flexible tool that can be adapted to various notions of termination, and that also induces adequate denotational models. Since the seminal work of de Carvalho in 2007, it is known that multi types (i.e. non-idempotent intersection types) refine intersection types with quantitative information and a strong connection to linear logic. Typically, type derivations provide bounds for evaluation lengths, and minimal type derivations provide exact bounds. De Carvalho studied call-by-name evaluation, and Kesner used his system to show the termination equivalence of call-by-need and call-by-name. De Carvalho’s system, however, cannot provide exact bounds on call-by-need evaluation lengths. In this paper we develop a new multi type system for call-by-need. Our system produces exact bounds and induces a denotational model of call-by-need, providing the first tight quantitative semantics of call-by-need.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProgramming Languages and Systems - 28th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2019, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019, Proceedings
EditorsLuís Caires
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages410-439
Number of pages30
ISBN (Print)9783030171834
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019
Event28th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2019 Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019 - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 6 Apr 201911 Apr 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11423 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference28th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2019 Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period6/04/1911/04/19

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