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

[Tony Morris]

Instead of (Default a =>) use ((->) a).


On 05/11/2018 03:08 AM, Viktor Dukhovni wrote:
>
>> 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
>


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