[Haskell-cafe] Taking over `data-default-*`

[Viktor Dukhovni]

> On May 10, 2018, at 12:56 PM, Adam Bergmark <adam at bergmark.nl> wrote:
> 
> I agree that you should avoid Data.Default, but there is still value in keeping the package up to date since it is well-used. I would appreciate it being actively maintained.
> 
> I would however find it in bad taste to do a take over that immediately marks the package as deprecated... 

I use Hasql, and Hasql makes extensive use of Default to implement default
encoders for various data types and tuples thereof.  Is there a better design
that the author of Hasql should be using instead?

   https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hasql-1.1.1/docs/Hasql-Encoders.html#t:Value

-- 
	Viktor.