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  "path": "/t/add-haskell-vscode-extension-pack/14308#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T11:05:15.000Z",
  "site": "https://discourse.haskell.org",
  "tags": [
    "Release `language-haskell` 3.8.0",
    "Remove explicit dependency on Haskell Syntax Highlighting · Issue #407 · haskell/vscode-haskell · GitHub",
    "GitHub - visortelle/haskell-spotlight: VSCode extension for Haskell · GitHub",
    "GitHub - well-typed/haskell-debugger: A modern step-through debugger for GHC Haskell · GitHub",
    "Create Haskell extension pack · Issue #1383 · haskell/vscode-haskell · GitHub"
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  "textContent": "A VSCode Extension pack allows us to point users to a single extension and install all other extensions that we think are important for the modern Haskell IDE experience.\n\nBefore Release `language-haskell` 3.8.0, `vscode-haskell` (or `Haskell` on the Marketplace) forced a dependency on the extension `vscode-haskell-syntax-highlighting`. Every user _had_ to install `vscode-haskell-syntax-highlighting` alongside `vscode-haskell` extension.\n\nWe dropped this explicit dependency during the migration to the new `vscode-haskell-syntax-highlighting` extension.\nThis allows users to freely choose which syntax highlighting extension to use, as was requested in Remove explicit dependency on Haskell Syntax Highlighting · Issue #407 · haskell/vscode-haskell · GitHub.\n\nHowever, this raises new problems.\nFirstly, the new `vscode-haskell-syntax-highlighting` extension needs to be installed separately, which might not be immediately clear to new users.\nSecondly, as the extension is new, it isn’t as prominently listed as it should be, making it extra hard to find.\n\nI propose, to add a new `Haskell Extension Pack` extension, which bundles `vscode-haskell` and `vscode-haskell-syntax-highlighting`.\nIn the future, we could add other extensions as well, such as GitHub - visortelle/haskell-spotlight: VSCode extension for Haskell · GitHub or GitHub - well-typed/haskell-debugger: A modern step-through debugger for GHC Haskell · GitHub.\n\nI am raising this question to the community to gather some feedback on whether this sounds like a good idea and what extensions should be bundled.\n\nIf the feedback is positive, I am taking care of the implementation.\n\nLink for further discussions: Create Haskell extension pack · Issue #1383 · haskell/vscode-haskell · GitHub",
  "title": "Add \"Haskell\" VSCode Extension Pack"
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