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> guix was pretty close, at least in part because of the whole "packages are just side-effects of a functional programming language" idea This must be a misund
by rekado 6y ago
> guix was pretty close, at least in part because of the whole "packages are just side-effects of a functional programming language" idea
This must be a misunderstanding. One of the big visible differences of Guix compared to Nix is that packages are first-class values.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y agoYou're right; on further reading I can see guix making packages the actual output of functions. I do maintain that the use of a whole functional language to build packages raises the barrier to entry, but my precise criticism was incorrect.