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The community is working hard on that topic, while also trying to prioritize what's the most critical aspects for folks. Anything that sticks out the most for y

• lijok 3y ago
  > Anything that sticks out the most for you? The insanely steep learning curve, for something that manages packages. Nix will never take off until you ditch the DSL and get documentation in shape. Otherwise Nix will continue being a system developed by very smart engineers for very smart engineers. I think the UX problems with Nix are well documented and understood. The developers behind it just need to focus. For that focus to take place, the project needs to be placed under better stewardship.
  • amusable3539 3y ago
    > for something that manages packages nix is a build tool, not a package manager. Misunderstanding nix as a package manager (and the dumb marketing on its website) is what leads to frustration (along with, of course, docs).