install instructions, tools

README.md

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 ## DO NOT INSTALL HASKELL PLATFORM
 
-Instead of following the instructions on Haskell.org, See [the install instructions](install.md) for how to get GHC & Cabal installed.
+Instead of following the instructions on Haskell.org, get [Stack](haskellstack.org) to get GHC installed and to build your projects.
+
+If you don't know anything about Stack and would like an overview, check out this [comprehensive Stack video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRonIB8ZStw).
 
 ## Why not platform?
 

install.md

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+# These instructions are deprecated
+
+We now recommend you use [Stack](haskellstack.org) instead, but the instructions are preserved here for those that might want a minimal install.
+
 # What are Haskell, GHC, and Cabal?
 
 Haskell is a programming language as laid out in the reports, most recent one

tools.md

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+# Tools
+
+
+## Don't install or try to use ghc-mod if you're a beginner
+
+It's a bit fragile, more than a bit slow, and it's not worth the grief.
+
+
+## Text Editors
+
+- Emacs
+  - [Install haskell-mode](https://github.com/bitemyapp/dotfiles/blob/master/.emacs#L31)
+  - [Install flycheck](https://github.com/bitemyapp/dotfiles/blob/master/.emacs#L29)
+  - Enable and configure Haskell, this can be just `(require 'haskell)` if you don't care about anything else.
+  - [Enable flycheck](https://github.com/bitemyapp/dotfiles/blob/master/.emacs#L97)
+  - Symlink Stack to `/usr/bin` or otherwise make sure flycheck can find it
+  - [dunzo.](https://twitter.com/bitemyapp/status/693621160571985920)
+
+- For Vim, we recommend [Stephen Diehl's instructions](http://www.stephendiehl.com/posts/vim_2016.html), though we'd recommend not bothering with ghc-mod if possible.
+
+- [Sublime Text](https://github.com/SublimeHaskell/SublimeHaskell)
+
+- [Atom](https://atom.io/packages/ide-haskell)
+
+- [IntelliJ](https://github.com/carymrobbins/intellij-haskforce)
+
+- Notepad++ has basic Haskell support built in.
+
+- gedit has basic Haskell support built in.
+
+
+## Other
+
+- Haskell For Mac