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'''Idris''' is a general-purpose pure [[Functional programming languages|functional]] programming language with [[Dependent type|dependent types]]. The [[Type_system|type system]] is similar to the one used by [[Agda]].

The language supports [[Proof assistant|interactive theorem-proving]] compareablecomparable to Coq, including tactics, while the focus remains on general-purpose programming even before theorem-proving. Other goals of Idris are "sufficient" performance, easy management of [[Side_effect_(computer_science)|side-effects]] and support for implementing [[EDSL#Usage_patterns|embedded ___domain specific languages]].

Currently, Idris compiles to [[C (programming language)|C]] and relies on a custom copying [[Garbage collection (computer_science)|garbage collector]] using [[Cheney's algorithm]]. There also exist [[JavaScript]] and [[Java]] backends, and a partial [[LLVM]] backend.