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NixOS fixes the issue the author was using docker for. systems with explicit well managed state make development much less of a hell.

• FeepingCreature 7y ago
  Note: this depends crucially on your appraisal of the Nix language and ecosystem as "less hell".
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  • kalium-xyz 7y ago
    Its an investment but there are no nasty surprises to it or security issues, just a lotta gotchas. Things get better by the day in terms of editor support and tooling integration so keep watch c:
    • vaibhavsagar 7y ago
      I love Nix and NixOS, but having "a lotta gotchas" doesn't square with "no nasty surprises".
      • kalium-xyz 7y ago
        Maybe im using the term wrong, I mean there is a steep learning curve but its nothing that will cause you serious issues like randomly deleting data or “how do I un-rm a file?”. The complexity is in using the tooling and not in the commands being idiotic and having dangerous side effects, if anything less so than other OSes