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preferences-algebraic-data-types

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Model complex data with precision.

Software Engineering#type safety#domain-driven design#data modeling#state machines#adt#sum types#product types
Authorcameronraysmith
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you design robust and precise data structures by leveraging Algebraic Data Types (ADTs), ensuring that illegal states are unrepresentable and improving code safety and clarity.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Sum Types: Model "OR" relationships (e.g., discriminated unions for states like Pending, Confirmed, Cancelled).
  • Product Types: Model "AND" relationships (e.g., records, tuples, database tables).
  • Newtype Pattern: Wrap primitive types to add semantic meaning and prevent accidental mixing (e.g., UserId vs. OrderId).
  • State Machines: Naturally represent entity lifecycles and transitions.
  • Use Case: When designing a payment system, use sum types to ensure a payment is either CreditCardPayment OR BankAccountPayment, preventing invalid combinations and enforcing required fields for each type.

Quick Start

Use the preferences-algebraic-data-types skill to understand how to model a shopping cart's lifecycle using sum types.

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Name: preferences-algebraic-data-types
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