i think @GabrielG439 said this in a talk once and i've found it a useful thing to remember sometimes:
> Cabal was built for managing packages (a single package) whereas Stack was built more for managing *projects*, that is, a collection of packages
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The root problem here is that neither Stack nor Cabal had a formal requirements gathering phase like Nix did in Eelco's thesis. As a result, nobody can say for certain whether Stack/Cabal "work" if there is no specification for what it means for them to "work"
Right, so I mean, I have to fart around with a beginner who choses to use stack, almost every time. With cabal, there is zero farting around when configured correctly. I acknowledge doing that is difficult, but it is necessary.
