Devenv 2.0: A Fresh Interface to Nix

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Post by ryanhn » Thu, Mar 05, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC

Devenv 2.0: A Fresh Interface to Nix
devenv.sh

Re: Devenv 2.0: A Fresh Interface to Nix

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Post by drcongo » Thu, Mar 05, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC

I've been using Jetify Devbox as a package manager on my Mac as it's generally better than Homebrew, but lately it's been a little flaky (no pun intended). Anyone know if this can do the same?

Re: Devenv 2.0: A Fresh Interface to Nix

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Post by zorkso » Thu, Mar 05, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC

drcongo wrote: post #2

I've been using Jetify Devbox as a package manager on my Mac as it's generally better than Homebrew, but lately it's been a little flaky (no pun intended). Anyone know if this can do the same?

Can you describe what you like about it vs brew?

Re: Devenv 2.0: A Fresh Interface to Nix

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Post by domenkozar » Thu, Mar 05, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC

drcongo wrote: post #2

I've been using Jetify Devbox as a package manager on my Mac as it's generally better than Homebrew, but lately it's been a little flaky (no pun intended). Anyone know if this can do the same?

We see project specific environments superior to having global packages installed.

You can do things like creating ad-hoc environments:

$ devenv -O languages.rust.enable:true shell

Once you teach your coding agent to use it, it will just use it to get packages if needs any: https://devenv.sh/integrations/claude-code/#global-configura...

Re: Devenv 2.0: A Fresh Interface to Nix

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Post by atkrad » Sun, Mar 08, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC

That is awesome!