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Even after writing substantial number of nix scripts and taking some weeks of break (because my job is not writing nix scripts 24/7), I struggle to remember all
by juskrey 7y ago
Even after writing substantial number of nix scripts and taking some weeks of break (because my job is not writing nix scripts 24/7), I struggle to remember all of that structure inheritance magic and have to reread the docs.
Not a good sign, usually happens with me with unnecessarily overengineered things.
- eridius 7y agoWhat do you mean by "structure inheritance magic"? I can't think of anything I'd term "magic" in the Nix language. Nixpkgs itself does a lot of funky things, especially around overrides and whatnot, but those are features of Nixpkgs, not of Nix the language.
- ris 7y ago> Not a good sign, usually happens with me with unnecessarily overengineered things. Haha yes, I mean clearly this means it's Nix's fault. Has anyone ever considered using you as some kind of "overengineering divining rod" where they can just wave something in front of your nose and go back to the drawing board if it doesn't pass?