Re:Nix – Death by a Thousand Cuts
by choobacker on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @07:23PM
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Yes, the ergonomics are poor. I endure them for the results, but the ergonomics should be better.
Guix has better ergonomics, but it's own set of downsides.
I expect the underlying idea of holistic declarative systems is sound, and we're awaiting a polished alternative. Maybe it'll reuse nixpkgs under the hood
, but replace the name, the tooling, and the language exposed to the user.
Guix has better ergonomics, but it's own set of downsides.
I expect the underlying idea of holistic declarative systems is sound, and we're awaiting a polished alternative. Maybe it'll reuse nixpkgs under the hood , but replace the name, the tooling, and the language exposed to the user.