I use nix darwin, which can wrap homebrew for a gradual migration over. Homebrew is ridiculously slow in my experience, and nix is quite easy when you stay on

I use nix darwin, which can wrap homebrew for a gradual migration over. Homebrew is ridiculously slow in my experience, and nix is quite easy when you stay on the happy path—and when you fall off of it homebrew is unlikely to help you anyway.