Cabal & builds

Other topics Programming Web Data Haskell Concepts Toolchain Compiler Performance Editor & HLS

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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 What sandboxes were, and the nix-style cabal build workflow that superseded them.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.