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Re:The Curse of NixOS by IshKebab on Monday January 24, 2022 @12:23PM (#30060770)
People have tried: https://github.com/jkcfg/jk

But yeah I agree. The thing is, if all you need is robust determinism why do you need a full functional language with currying and other complex concepts?

Google had the same problem for Bazel, and their solution (Starlark) is way easier to understand.

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Re:The Curse of NixOS by gorjusborg on Monday January 24, 2022 @02:42PM (#30062864)
> The thing is, if all you need is robust determinism why do you need a full functional language with currying and other complex concepts?

Yeah, that's a good point.

I don't see any reason determinism requires a functional paradigm. That said, the functional language communities probably value determinism more than the others, currently.

Choosing a language whose community values align with your needs can be a good thing.

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