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Type class aliases #116

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NickSeagull opened this issue Sep 7, 2024 · 0 comments
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Type class aliases #116

NickSeagull opened this issue Sep 7, 2024 · 0 comments
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effort: PLEASE SPLIT Takes too much time, should be split into subtasks package: syntax Related to the syntax of the language type: feature work: complex Uncertain solution; experiment, iterate, and gather feedback

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GHC doesn't support type class aliases. We should support a way through the source preprocessing to support type class aliases that are rewritten during compilation, not only in source code, but also in errors.

This would help making everything more homogeneous, like for example instead of having:

  • Aeson.FromJSON/ToJSON
  • Toml.FromValue/ToValue
  • Protobuf.Encode/Decode

We could have

  • Json.Decodable/Encodable
  • Toml.Decodable/Encodable
  • Protobuf.Decodable/Encodable

This supports the NeoHaskell principles of design
@NickSeagull NickSeagull added type: feature package: syntax Related to the syntax of the language effort: PLEASE SPLIT Takes too much time, should be split into subtasks work: complex Uncertain solution; experiment, iterate, and gather feedback labels Mar 6, 2025
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