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+# Kripke-style untyped NbE in racket
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+An implementation of normalization by evaluation loosely based on [A
+Denotational Account of Untyped Normalization by
+Evaluation](https://www.brics.dk/RS/03/40/BRICS-RS-03-40.pdf) and
+[Abel's thesis on NbE](https://www.cse.chalmers.se/~abela/habil.pdf).
+
+Since the implementation is untyped, the `normalize` function only
+gives you $\beta$-normal forms. However, you can get a little bit of
+$\beta\eta$-equivalence by invoking Coquand's algorithm (`η-eq?`) on
+$\beta$-normal forms.
+
+I'm hoping to expand the repository into a benchmark suite where I can
+visualize the performance trade-off of type-directed NbE compared to
+untyped NbE composed with Coquand's algorithm.