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Nix in 100 Seconds [video]

by jkarni on 8/22/24, 10:17 AM with 16 comments

• by 0x69420 on 8/22/24, 12:03 PM

  was wondering when this guy would drop a video on nix. pleasantly surprised by the result, although i do find it funny that he had to go well over the usual 100 seconds. that's nix for you.

  one benefit that doesn't get much lipservice in elevator pitches for nix, here included, is the experience of packaging. i think the average line count in my personal collection of obscure software is ~30, and that's including license/homepage metadata and other such junk -- it can make even bsd portfiles look tubby by comparison.

• by drzzhan on 8/22/24, 4:25 PM

  Nix sounds cool. Nowadays when I dev my research, I usually use docker so that I can move my "machine" to any server in my lab. Not sure how I should fit Nix into my workflow.

• by marvel_boy on 8/22/24, 11:18 AM

  Nice explanation. But Nix is known for a steep learning curve, there is any reason for this?

• by underlogic on 8/22/24, 7:22 PM

  The problem for me isn't installing packages and their dependencies but removing the dependencies when clearing a package. Too many package managers leave garbage on the system just in case and now I have packages for who knows what