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Wait, this is a pretty good sell. I'm going to give this Nix thing a shot. All the other times it's posted people talk about things I don't care like replicable
by renewiltord 2y ago
Wait, this is a pretty good sell. I'm going to give this Nix thing a shot. All the other times it's posted people talk about things I don't care like replicable builds and stuff.
- __MatrixMan__ 2y agoMy guess is that if you use it long enough for it to start being useful, you'll find that "replicable builds" solves a wider variety of problems than you initially thought it did. At that point, the hard part becomes getting your co-workers to recognize that all of these little problems that they perceive as separate are actually just facets of the the same huge nondeterminism problem.
- renewiltord 2y agoI'm sure. It's just not a selling point for me right now.
- pxc 2y agoPerhaps that's exactly the problem: 'reproducibility', 'determinism', 'functional'-- these are unfortunately too much 'insider language' to be great sells to most people who aren't already FP or Nix people... even when they're closely related to benefits those prospective newcomers might enjoy! I'm glad you've identified a use case that appeals to you. Have fun!