GHC can be installed locally without stack. Been doing it for 15 years.
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Right but I wouldn't have figured it out, my point is that beginners are deterred easily; I couldn't initially figure it out.
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I've been teaching beginners for * years. I'm certain stack has never helped anyone. It's easy to make the mistake of believing otherwise.
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I find that hard to believe. Almost everyone I’ve introduced to
#Haskell has been through stack. I’m not aware of any friendlier alternative1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes -
Replying to @ajnsit @chrislpenner and
The absence of stack is an improvement, especially for beginners. The poor beginner who I am helping right now agrees. And hundreds before.
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How much time do you spend teaching your students how to use cabal? How specific are their instructions from you on using cabal? Now same questions with stack. I'm guessing a discrepancy here might explain why you observe your students having a harder time with stack.
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0 Can we please stop talking about cabal? It's such an obvious deflection.
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data Bool = Stack | Cabal
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Replying to @dibblego @puffnfresh and
My point wasn't about cabal. It was about pointing newbies at a "blessed way to do it" versus them trying a different way.
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I know, sorry.
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