I've used nix for a few projects over the past couple of years, always because I wouldn't have done the project without it (or I would have had to learn a series of separate solutions). I have never learnt nix, except to get it to do what I want.
When I started, it was full on "what is the magical incantation to make it do what I want?" mode. Now I am usually capable of saying "to do X I need to do Y; what is the documentation for Y?", and when I find the documentation for Y it usually conforms to my presuppositions and merely adds detail and color.
This is a really weird feeling. The idea that Nix/nixpkgs makes sense is so shocking to the core of my being. But it is still difficult even to find the documentation I want. But nix does give me another feeling that I like: confidence that I am building a system.
I've used nix for a few projects over the past couple of years, always because I wouldn't have done the project without it (or I would have had to learn a series of separate solutions). I have never learnt nix, except to get it to do what I want.
When I started, it was full on "what is the magical incantation to make it do what I want?" mode. Now I am usually capable of saying "to do X I need to do Y; what is the documentation for Y?", and when I find the documentation for Y it usually conforms to my presuppositions and merely adds detail and color.
This is a really weird feeling. The idea that Nix/nixpkgs makes sense is so shocking to the core of my being. But it is still difficult even to find the documentation I want. But nix does give me another feeling that I like: confidence that I am building a system.