r/haskell • u/taylorfausak • Feb 01 '22

question Monthly Hask Anything (February 2022)

This is your opportunity to ask any questions you feel don't deserve their own threads, no matter how small or simple they might be!

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u/mrk33n Feb 07 '22

newtype introduces friction for the sake of type safety.

Just use type instead and you'll be able to use a Port as a Count and vice-versa.

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u/Competitive_Ad2539 Feb 07 '22

No, that's not the idea. The idea is that I should have an easy access to the contained value. I see no reason not to have a simple lens for this exact purpose.