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Overview
Proof features
Data types
Loop invariants
Key facts & relationships
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- Designed by
- K. Rustan M. Leino
- Developer
- Microsoft Research
- Filename extensions
- .dfy
- First appeared
- 2009; 17 years ago (2009)
- License
- MIT
- Paradigm
- Imperative, functional
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Overview
- Imperative programming
- Functional programming
- Compiled language
- Programming languages Programming language
- C# C Sharp (programming language)
- Java Java (programming language)
- JavaScript
- Go Go (programming language)
- Python Python (programming language)
- Formal specification
- Preconditions
- Postconditions
- Loop invariants Loop invariant
- Loop variants Loop variant
- Object-oriented programming
- Separation logic
- Microsoft Research
- Modula-3
- ESC/Java
- Correct by Construction Program derivation
- Hoare logic
- Intermediate language
- Z3 automated theorem prover Z3 Theorem Prover
Data types
- Side-effects Side effect (computer science)
- Pure Pure function
Loop invariants
- NOP NOP (code)
- Static program analysis
Proof features
- Proof assistant
- Inductive Mathematical induction
- Lemmas and theorems Lemma (mathematics)
- Structural induction
- Case analysis Proof by exhaustion
- Access modifiers
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Important terminology
loop verification language imperative proof functional programming specification also invariants inductive logic software features known program includes java microsoft research
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dafny | Designed by | K. Rustan M. Leino | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dafny | Developer | Microsoft Research | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dafny | Filename extensions | .dfy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dafny | First appeared | 2009; 17 years ago (2009) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dafny | License | MIT | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dafny | Paradigm | Imperative, functional | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dafny | Stable release | 4.11.0 / August 25, 2025; 11 months ago (2025-08-25) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dafny | Typing discipline | Static, strong, safe | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dafny | Website | dafny.org | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dafny | is a | imperative and functional compiled language that compiles to other programming languages | 0.90 | text |
| Dafny | related to Data types | Methods | 0.60 | section |
| Dafny | related to Data types | Any | 0.60 | section |
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