If you've ever looked into PureScript, you might have noticed a common hurdle: while it's an incredibly powerful and elegant language, finding comprehensive, real-world examples can be a challenge.

Tutorials can only take you so far, and many developers end up wondering: "What does a complete, production-ready application actually look like in PureScript?"

To help answer that, I've decided to open-source b8x.pub: a real-world, full-stack PureScript project.

The Context

This repository is the engine behind a complete rewrite of a 10-year-old legacy WordPress website.

My goal here is to show that coding a complex product in PureScript is not only possible but immensely enjoyable. I want to help move the language beyond its "experimental" reputation by providing a tangible guide to the architectural aspects that actually matter to everyday web developers.

What's inside?

• A structurally mature backend: Made with love, it features Event Sourcing, CQRS, Hexagonal Architecture / SOLID principles, and Rico-Fritzsche-style Domain-Driven Design (DDD). You can explore how data is handled, routed, and structured in a real environment.
• A WIP frontend: The UI is still under active development and being cleaned up from some quick iterations, but the framework (Halogen) is there and works pretty well.

If you've been looking for concrete code examples to wrap your head around PureScript's capabilities in the wild, I hope exploring this codebase helps you see things more clearly! Let me know what you think in the comments.