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It seems to use [Nix](https://nixos.org https://nixos.org). In Nix you can use [nix-shell](https://ghedam.at/15978/an-introduction-to-nix-shell https://ghedam.a
by figomore 4y ago
It seems to use [Nix](https://nixos.org https://nixos.org). In Nix you can use [nix-shell](https://ghedam.at/15978/an-introduction-to-nix-shell https://ghedam.at/15978/an-introduction-to-nix-shell) to create a shell with the packages you want. For instance, to create a new shell with Python-2.7:
```
$ nix-shell -p python27
```
- dloreto 4y agoYes, internally it's using nix .. but it makes nix soooo much easier to use. With nix I've always struggled with the nix language and writing nix expressions. If you are comfortable with nix itself, then it allows you to do a lot more than devbox does, but at the cost of extra complexity. Depends on what level of abstraction you're looking for.
- pxc 4y agoAnd happily, since this is a front-end rather than an incompatible fork or something, you don't have to choose! If you wanted you could totally use this most of the time and then write custom Nix expressions only if you felt like that would serve you better. For many use cases, this might be sufficient.
- reddit_clone 4y agoNot surprised. When I read the description I was thinking 'sounds like a job for Nix..'