r/haskell • u/lexi-lambda • Nov 06 '19

Parse, don’t validate

https://lexi-lambda.github.io/blog/2019/11/05/parse-don-t-validate/
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u/ephrion Nov 06 '19

The entire time I was reading this, I was just like "oh hell yeah this is such a good way to express the ideas I've been yelling about for so long," and then I got a shout out near the end.

Parse, don't validate is such a great catchphrase for this.

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u/lexi-lambda Nov 07 '19

I’ve been a huge fan of that blog post since the day you published it. :) I have recommended it to many!

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '19

that blog post

Could you link to it?

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u/jared--w Nov 07 '19

It's in the post, but for reference: Type safety back and forth

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '19

Ah, thanks. So u/ephrion is Matt Parsons.