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Nix is simple to the people who made it because they won't get confused and make mistakes. If you make a mistake, you can put it in a completely broken state.
by shepardrtc 4y ago
Nix is simple to the people who made it because they won't get confused and make mistakes. If you make a mistake, you can put it in a completely broken state. That is not a simple piece of software. Its overengineered and brittle.
Homebrew is an example of a simple piece of software. It just works.
- ParetoOptimal 4y ago> Homebrew is an example of a simple piece of software. It just works. But, it doesn't. I've had many packages fail to build from homebrew. Also there's a recent quote I remember: > At some point I got frustrated with homebrew because I felt like it was spending too much time upgrading when I installed new packages, and so I thought – maybe I’ll try the nix package manager! from https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/02/28/some-notes-on-using-nix/ https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/02/28/some-notes-on-using-nix/ > If you make a mistake, you can put it in a completely broken state. That is not a simple piece of software. Its overengineered and brittle. Do you have any examples?