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  "textContent": "That’s actually a good thought! I don’t think its necessary that typeclass instances be available without explicit import, though it certainly has elements of convenience. A flag to toggle this behavior would be an interesting option for GHC, and it could in turn be used as a “linting” pass even if it isn’t typically enabled.",
  "title": "Why don't we have an \"`import` what you use\" commandment in Haskell?"
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