Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Not sure what exactly you mean by "necessary", but I feel like the entire field of mathematics would disagree. Proving statements about infinite domains has a very long tradition.


The notion of a proof and verification of a real-life software are almost completely disjoint.

Of course, if you are interesting in proving statement about abstractly defined constructs: infinity is no issue as your domain is uniform. In real-life, this is not the case.




Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: