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Stack vs Cabal: Choosing a Haskell Build Tool (2026)

Jun 14, 2026 in Haskell, Cabal, Build - Cabal and Stack are the two main ways to build Haskell projects. What each one is, how they differ (Hackage vs Stackage, reproducibility, GHC management), the equivalent commands, and how to choose in 2026.

Cabal Sandboxes: What They Were, and What Replaced Them

Jun 13, 2026 in Haskell, Cabal, Build - The per-project isolation idea that won so completely it became invisible. What sandboxes were, and the nix-style cabal build workflow that superseded them.

Cabal 2.0: the Release that Reshaped Haskell Builds

Jun 13, 2026 in Haskell, Cabal, Build - Nix-style builds, Backpack, the caret operator and a better solver - what 2.0 introduced and where each feature stands in the 2026 toolchain.