Re:Tinygrad and rusticl and aco: why not?
by jchw on Saturday July 15, 2023 @06:41PM
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I'm not saying that everyone who doesn't use NixOS just doesn't get it. I'm saying just about anyone who is immediately sold is probably correct.
From a romantic point of view there's obviously a lot of cool ideas in NixOS. However, it's not just that that drew me in. I suffered through trying to find good ways to manage my configurations, things like Ansible and SaltStack, and dotfiles repos, and just felt unfulfilled by any of them: they're all just not proper solutions. Kludges at best.
So when I saw NixOS, I got it. Not only did I get why it's good--someone who's just experienced enough would see that--but I immediately realized it solves the exact problem that I have, and that I was willing to go great lengths to get that solution.
I don't think anyone who is not a fairly experienced programmer with a lot of time and effort to burn will have a good time with Nix as it is today, though. I hope whatever comes next after NixOS answers that part, because I think everyone deserves what NixOS can make possible.
From a romantic point of view there's obviously a lot of cool ideas in NixOS. However, it's not just that that drew me in. I suffered through trying to find good ways to manage my configurations, things like Ansible and SaltStack, and dotfiles repos, and just felt unfulfilled by any of them: they're all just not proper solutions. Kludges at best.
So when I saw NixOS, I got it. Not only did I get why it's good--someone who's just experienced enough would see that--but I immediately realized it solves the exact problem that I have, and that I was willing to go great lengths to get that solution.
I don't think anyone who is not a fairly experienced programmer with a lot of time and effort to burn will have a good time with Nix as it is today, though. I hope whatever comes next after NixOS answers that part, because I think everyone deserves what NixOS can make possible.