The Programming Language That Referees Mathematics — Leo de Moura
Leonardo de Moura created Lean and co-created Z3.
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Tim Scarfe talks with Leo about how Lean escaped its original audience, why dependent types and Mathlib made it useful to working mathematicians, and what happens when formal verification leaves the lab. De Moura explains the small trusted kerne