Kind2: a parallel proof & programming language

Kind2 is a general-purpose programming language made from scratch to harness HVM's massive parallelism and computational advantages (no garbage collection, optimal β-reduction). Its type system is a minimal core based on the Calculus of Constructions, making it inherently secure. Essentially, Kind2 aims to be:

• As friendly as Python

• As efficient as Rust

• As high-level as Haskell

• As parallel as CUDA

• As formal as Lean

And it seeks to accomplish that goal by relying on the solid foundations of Interaction Combinators.

NOTE: THIS REPOSITORY IS A WIP. OFFICIAL RELEASE COMING SOON!

Usage

1. Install Rust and (optionally) Haskell in your system.

2. Clone this repository and install it:

   git clone https://github.com/HigherOrderCO/Kind2
   cargo install --path .
   

3. Type-check a Kind2 definition:

   kind2 check name_here
   

4. Test it with the interpreter:

   kind2 run name
   

5. Compile and run in parallel, powered by HVM!

   kind2 compile name
   ./name
   

Syntax

Kind2's syntax aims to be as friendly as Python's, while still exposing the high-level functional idioms that result in fast, parallel HVM binaries. Function application ((f x y z ...)) follows a Lisp-like style and pattern-matching (match x { ctr: .. }) feels like Haskell; but control-flow is more Python-like. In short, it can be seen as "Haskell inside, Python outside": a friendly syntax on top of a powerful functional core.

Functions:

// The Fibonacci function
fib (n: U60) : U60 =
  switch n {
    0: 0
    1: 1
    _: (+ (fib (- n 1)) (fib (- n 2)))
  }

Datatypes (ADTs):

// Polymorphic Lists
data List T
| cons (head: T) (tail: (List T))
| nil

// Applies a function to all elements of a list
map <A> <B> (xs: (List A)) (f: A -> B) : (List B) =
  fold xs {
    ++: (f xs.head) ++ xs.tail
    []: []
  }

Theorems and Proofs:

use Nat/{succ,zero,half,double}

// Proof that `∀n. n*2/2 = n`
bft (n: Nat) : (half (double n)) == n =
  match n {
    succ: (Equal/apply succ (bft n.pred))
    zero: {=}
  }

More Examples:

There are countless examples on the Book/ directory. Check it!