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Step 1: install nix hmm, no thanks

• justmyname 6y ago
  Install nix? Already done. What's the second step?
• wtetzner 6y ago
  Why is installing nix any worse than installing some language-specific package manager?
  • whateveracct 6y ago
    Nix causes a visceral negative reaction in some people.
    • theCodeStig 6y ago
      Why?
      • otabdeveloper4 6y ago
        It's a complete end-to-end solution with an opinionated approach and unstructured documentation. That is, the learning curve is very steep. That said, for new projects I'm doing packaging and containerization in nix, because I don't have the time or mental energy to deal with half-assed solutions anymore.
        • whateveracct 6y ago
          > I don't have the time or mental energy to deal with half-assed solutions anymore. Exactly. I'd rather solve a problem in Nix then try some working, but half-baked alternative.
          • labawi 6y ago
            I looked at nix a while ago, concluded the versioning/chesumming is - a given sum should represent kind-of the same thing, but can mean really anything. There was even a post on how to have a stable version for a tracking branch. Now, I wouldn't mind, if it were explained exactly what guarantees the hashing provided, but there seemed to be pervasive misconception on what it provides.
• _query 6y ago
  We did a blog post a while ago sharing why we decided to use nix for all package management aspects of the framework. Take a look: https://ihp.digitallyinduced.com/blog/2020-07-22-why-ihp-is-using-nix.html https://ihp.digitallyinduced.com/blog/2020-07-22-why-ihp-is-...
  • anentropic 6y ago
    From the blog post... > Additionally Nix is very hard to install. This is a stumbling block for a lot of people. Especially when using certain macOS systems you cannot even install nix at all. Luckily most of the nix problems, like the macOS issues will be solved with time. Great choice