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Re:Package Management Is a Wicked Problem by mystraline on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @09:59AM (#46796178)
It is and isnt.

Version hell is a thing. But Nix's solution is to trade storage space for solving the version problem.

And I think its probably the right way to go.

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Re:Package Management Is a Wicked Problem by nitwit-se on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @11:01AM (#46797070)
Agreed - Nix feels very well thought through.

I found Eelco Dolstra‘a doctoral thesis (https://edolstra.github.io/pubs/phd-thesis.pdf) to be a great read and it certainly doesn’t paint the picture of a wicked problem.

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