Serialization via Codecs

There are generally two ways to do serialization in FP languages

1. Use type classes (e.g. purescript-argonaut-* / simple-json)
2. Use handwritten profunctor-based code (e.g. purescript-codec-*)
3. Generate codecs (type-class or value-based codecs) via tidy-codegen

Of the two approaches, I prefer the second one, largely because of the reasons explained in Thoughts on Type Class Codecs.