haskell-language-server VS vscode-haskell

Compare haskell-language-server vs vscode-haskell and see what are their differences.

haskell-language-server

Official haskell ide support via language server (LSP). Successor of ghcide & haskell-ide-engine. (by haskell)
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haskell-language-server vscode-haskell
110 15
2,557 544
1.3% 0.7%
9.6 8.8
2 days ago 10 days ago
Haskell TypeScript
Apache License 2.0 GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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haskell-language-server

Posts with mentions or reviews of haskell-language-server. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-15.

vscode-haskell

Posts with mentions or reviews of vscode-haskell. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-15.
  • Revisiting Haskell after 10 years
    8 projects | dev.to | 15 Jan 2024
    The advent of language server protocol made possible the creation of HLS (Haskell Language Server), and there are plugins for many editors, such as vscode-haskell, that allow you to have auto-complete, auto-import, and automatic function signatures—also available to your editor of choice. The whole feedback loop of editing, compiling, and running is greatly improved.
  • Which functional programming language should I learn?
    5 projects | /r/functionalprogramming | 28 Oct 2022
    Have you tried installing Haskell with https://www.haskell.org/ghcup? After installing it vscode with the https://github.com/haskell/vscode-haskell Haskell extension should work out of the box.
  • Why doesn't Haskell Language Server stop?
    3 projects | /r/haskell | 19 Sep 2022
    I reported the issue here, let's see what happens.
  • [Release] vscode-haskell: 2.2.1
    2 projects | /r/haskell | 9 Aug 2022
    See https://github.com/haskell/vscode-haskell/releases/tag/2.2.1 for the release details.
    2 projects | /r/haskell | 9 Aug 2022
    The release never made it through: https://github.com/haskell/vscode-haskell/actions/runs/2823440618
  • [ANN] Pre-release VSCode-Haskell 2.0.0
    3 projects | /r/haskell | 5 Apr 2022
    Since this is going to be a very much breaking release, please expect bugs and rough edges we have to iron out! Please report all issues you encounter at the vscode-haskell issue tracker or reply to this post :) We ask you for your feedback, especially documentation wise: What do you think needs more explanations and what feature is harder than necessary to use or debug?
  • Haskell extension 1.7.0 VS Code crashing
    2 projects | /r/haskell | 25 Sep 2021
    I think it's a bug in the extension, not HLS. https://github.com/haskell/vscode-haskell
    2 projects | /r/haskell | 25 Sep 2021
    Same. Looks like someone's just finally opened a bug report: https://github.com/haskell/vscode-haskell/issues/471
  • [ANN] haskell-language-server-1.2.0 has been released!
    5 projects | /r/haskell | 13 Jun 2021
    [See the list of supported versions here](https://github.com/haskell/vscode-haskell#supported-ghc-versions)
  • A simple guide: set-up a Haskell development environment in Windows 10
    5 projects | /r/haskell | 28 Feb 2021
    The reason we were using GHC-8.10.3 is this issue. Looks like we'll be able to switch it over now.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing haskell-language-server and vscode-haskell you can also consider the following projects:

coc.nvim - Nodejs extension host for vim & neovim, load extensions like VSCode and host language servers.

neovim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

lsp-mode - Emacs client/library for the Language Server Protocol

ormolu - A formatter for Haskell source code

hie-bios - Set up a GHC API session for various Haskell Projects

lsp-haskell - lsp-mode :heart: haskell

stack - The Haskell Tool Stack

ghc-proposals - Proposed compiler and language changes for GHC and GHC/Haskell

hlint - Haskell source code suggestions

leksah - Haskell IDE

xmonad-testing - Stack/cabal setup for testing xmonad* and configurations

emacs-which-key - Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup