> Writing the packaging expressions should not be harder than writing the program, for the average developer. Nah. The logical conclusion of this is that Nix s

> Writing the packaging expressions should not be harder than writing the program, for the average developer. Nah. The logical conclusion of this is that Nix should be some Java-like, Python-like, or whatever else qualifies as something that the average developer knows. Nix needs to be declarative which rules out the average PL paradigm. > […] , but can the next iteration provide an on-ramp which doesn't involve learning a new lang and paradigm? Guix folks sure think so. Does the average developer know Scheme? I think you just played yourself.