--- title: Daml for Haskellers: interview with Heitor Toledo... description: An interview with Serokell's Daml Team Lead exploring how Haskell developers can transition to Daml smart contract development. Key topics include how Daml's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/daml-for-haskellers-interview-with-heitor-toledo-lassarote-de-paula-mwqy8p6y1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Daml for Haskellers: interview with Heitor Toledo Lassarote de Paula | daily.dev og:description: An interview with Serokell's Daml Team Lead exploring how Haskell developers can transition to Daml smart contract development. 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Key topics include how Daml's Update type differs from Haskell's IO (atomicity guarantees), why authorization and visibility are runtime concerns not caught by the type system, and how Daml's archive-and-recreate model contrasts with Solidity's mutable state. The interview covers recommended learning paths (Daml certification courses, early testing), tooling (Daml Studio, daml.nvim, DPM), common mistakes Solidity developers make when adopting Daml, and a preview of an upcoming Daml Smart Contracts Development Guide that walks through writing, testing, and deploying a first Daml contract on Canton. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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