pikanix

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   by pikanix 4y ago

   love this. We tried following the diataxis framework with the flox docs. I also agree that getting all the documentation in one place would be a huge boost to Nix.
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   Nixpkgs: The big recipe book of open source(floxdev.com)

   4 points by pikanix 4y ago|2 comments
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   by pikanix 4y ago

   regarding function docs, https://noogle.dev/ is a new search tool to that effect
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   Nix and Containers: why not both?(floxdev.com)

   4 points by pikanix 4y ago|2 comments
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   by pikanix 4y ago

   Nix, flox, and containers are best when used together.
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   by pikanix 4y ago

   Agreed! flox environments are purpose-built for repeatability: Nix-based, versioned-controlled, shareable with others via git. Check out the docs https://floxdev.com/docs for how to get started with environments. We have a
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   by pikanix 4y ago

   hi! Making Nix easier to use is one of our central goals. What problems could we help you solve?
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   by pikanix 4y ago

   Thanks for sharing and apologies, will work on improving the Windows / Edge experience. If you want to find out what flox is about, the docs are probably a better place: https://floxdev.com/docs
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   by pikanix 4y ago

   we wrote a post which may illustrate flox vs asdf https://floxdev.com/blog/asdf-migration
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    by pikanix 4y ago

    hey, flox person here, thanks for the kind words :) > many different approaches and tools will be necessary to help discover and cover the different use-cases this -- we're very excited to see the many experiments going on in the &q
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    by pikanix 4y ago

    Love the experiments coming out these days: this, flox, even Replit. All working on diff approaches to a "Nix UX". Someone's going to get it right...