Having been on NixOS exclusively for a couple years now, it's inconceivable for me to go back to a non-declarative OS. It would be analogous to from from Git to

Having been on NixOS exclusively for a couple years now, it's inconceivable for me to go back to a non-declarative OS. It would be analogous to from from Git to unversioned source code. My operating environment is a piece of compiled software itself now, and is remarkably reliable and predictable. Yes, it's difficult to learn and takes more work, but it's similar to Git in that respect - powerful tools are worth the effort if it's your vocation.