The future of software is Nix
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The future of software is Nix
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#2Hey folks CEO of Determinate Systems, and the author of the blog post. I'd be glad to answer questions about the post and what we're doing!
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#4Is there a good book that describes everything we need to know?
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#5Nix is the future gets another meaning if you know that nix in German means nothing.
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#6Nix is the future gets another meaning if you know that nix in German means nothing.
Eelco's typical online handle is "niksnut", which obviously means "nix nut" but also "good for nothing" :).
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#7Is there a good book that describes everything we need to know?
Whew. "Everything" is a tough one, today.
1. I know there is an upcoming book, NixOS in Production. There is a lot of great info in there!
2. Have you seen https://zero-to-nix.com/?
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#8Cool! I'm glad somebody is working on this.
What's your business model?
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#9Hey folks CEO of Determinate Systems, and the author of the blog post. I'd be glad to answer questions about the post and what we're doing!
I am a Windows user. The default nix implementation does not support Windows.
How can the future of software leave out one of the largest platforms on the planet?
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#10I really like Nix package management. I really hate Nix configuration management. I already know how to configure everything. I don't want to have to figure out whatever abstracted config options some random package maintainer decided on.