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Honestly, this is what got me most excited about NixOS. I mean, the underlying technology is spiffy, of course, but the real key is that it lets you configure e
by tikhonj 10y ago
Honestly, this is what got me most excited about NixOS. I mean, the underlying technology is spiffy, of course, but the real key is that it lets you configure everything declaratively while keeping track of different versions and actively pushes you in that direction. Doing things the "right" way is also the path of least resistance.
Sometimes this is a bit annoying when you just want something to work but can't just hack it because the system files are hidden all over the place and papered over with symlinks, but in the long run it means your system configuration is way easier to maintain.
- 616c 10y agoI am very excited for NixOS, for me. In the professional IT sphere, outside of DevOps, this is so far away it is depressing. I spend my weekends with QubesOS, NixOS, and maybe in the future GuixSD and SubgraphOS as my therapy. I have started to look into a career transition into DevOps (please do not laugh, feel free to downvote) not because of how cool it looks or the increasing culture around it, but I need a break from the mainstream of throw everything and anything on the wall until it sticks without rigor, or your time is cheap automation is a very, very low priority since we pay you to do the tasks we dislike as more serious engineers (who also build some systems with checklists).