> complexity in tooling and unnecessary tension when working with libraries

Yep. I’m currently feeling this. I’m thankful I’m not a complete beginner and thankful for the Haskellers that blog their opinionated experiences. But this is such a roundabout way of learning.

It’s also almost unfair to compare things to Rust’s Cargo (and Elixir’s Mix). They set the bar pretty high IMO.

Haskell would be more widely used if the ecosystem was more cohesive (perhaps a bit more centralized).

I’ve been enjoying Haskell enough that I’d like to help improve things.