I've used Nix at my last 5 jobs. It's how I learned it (mostly as a build tool and package manager). I also started to use NixOS for my desktops after using Nix

I've used Nix at my last 5 jobs. It's how I learned it (mostly as a build tool and package manager). I also started to use NixOS for my desktops after using NixOS for server config at a few of those companies. emacs isn't hipster imo. Maybe some people treat it as such? But I learned it in university when I was learning to code in C and Scheme and never looked back. It's always been the boring choice. I'd say they are very practical choices for a specific type of person who likes principled software and hacking. I don't blog about either of them though :)