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by fedvasu 4575 days ago
what a load of bullshit. you don't even have a phD in mathematics, let alone in similar subject of HoTT. News flash calculus was considered very advanced curriculum for even mathematicians in 17th century, only discussed in scholarly correspondence of elite mathematicians and physicists. your ignorance is not the reason HoTT will fail/pass. This is not a programming language where the uptake depends on the stupidity of programmers. It is mathematical theory if the premise and potential is interesting enough it will thrive or perish. you are not special you are not a unique snowflake (neither am I). Science(mathematics is described as queen of sciences) needs good education to understand and appreciate it, you can't criticize which you don't understand. I would love to read informed criticism, I for one even welcome a little ridicule if it is justified by sound arguments.
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But yes, this is (partly) a programming language where the uptake will depend on how easy it is to understand.

By the way, I don't have a PhD in mathematics, but I do have a PhD in interactive theorem proving.

my point still stands, it is advanced mathematics at this stage. you do have a CS doctorate but as I said it requires time and refinement to make it accessible even for CS researchers. It is un-scientific to criticize and snub which you can't make informed arguments about.
Would anyone mind clarifying what "HoTT" stands for?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=HoTT

read the article. HOmotopy Type Theory