You might be interested in this talk from FOSDEM a few years ago comparing nix, spack, conda, and guix https://archive.fosdem.org/2018/schedule/event/installi

You might be interested in this talk from FOSDEM a few years ago comparing nix, spack, conda, and guix https://archive.fosdem.org/2018/schedule/event/installing_software_for_scientists/attachments/slides/2437/export/events/attachments/installing_software_for_scientists/slides/2437/20180204_installing_software_for_scientists.pdf https://archive.fosdem.org/2018/schedule/event/installing_so...