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Oh, interesting! I wonder if this could be used for an alternative implementation of Nix/Guix's store/profiles. It seems conceptually very similar, but implemen

• aidenn0 4y ago
  Nix at least is not content-addressable; it's derivation-contents addressable. Under ideal circumstances the same derivation will result in the same contents, but it's not a guarantee.
  • hamandcheese 4y ago
    Content-addressed Nix currently in testing, see: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/content-addressed-nix-call-for-testers/12881 https://discourse.nixos.org/t/content-addressed-nix-call-for...
  • __MatrixMan__ 4y ago
    I've often imagined a system that tries to build consensus around which (content-addressed) code snippets can be treated as pure functions with (content-addressed) memorized outputs and which ones need to be rerun. If you're on a well-worn-path you could operate mostly by lookup and only run the code if something doesn't smell right.
    • wereallterrrist 4y ago
      Unison (lang) ?
      • __MatrixMan__ 4y ago
        Indeed. I'm watching that one closely, although I haven't made time to do much coding in it. Even if it turns out to be perfect in every way though, it takes a long time for the masses to adopt new languages. I think it might be worth finding ways to build consensus around claims like: > this particular bit of python can be treated like a pure function ...even though there aren't any guarantees built into the language.