nix.dev
devenv
| nix.dev | devenv | |
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| 17 | 1 | |
| 2,041 | 0 | |
| 12.1% | - | |
| 9.6 | 10.0 | |
| 8 days ago | about 2 years ago | |
| Nix | Python | |
| Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 | BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License |
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nix.dev
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Dependencies Belong in Version Control
Nix (https://nix.dev/) can provide all of this, although in a smarter way than just through dumping everything in the VCS. Some projects use it already to provide a reproducible development environment and if done right a clean build is just a `nix-build` away.
- An Overview of Nix in Practice
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Virtualizing Development Environments in 2023
Author doesn’t mention it but I wonder if tried or considered Nix/NixOS’s reproducible developer environments and ruled them out for any reason. I couldn’t tell from the article if there’s something unique to his requirements that disqualifies them.
https://nixos.org/explore
https://nix.dev/
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I'm almost ready to take the plunge, but first ...
if you want something a more in-depth, zero to nix is a great resource for all things nix (they have a section dedicated to flakes here, but i would pay attention to the notice at the top about reading some other things first), along with nix.dev, and of course, the nixos wiki article on flakes
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Why not native support for pkgs.dockertools for apple silcion
On nix.dev it say I would need to cross compile to make it work, is there some way in which i can build natively on my machine.
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Cachix 1.3: Nix uploads unleashed
Hey
Cachix founder here. Here are a few links for getting started:
- https://nix.dev Nix tutorials
- https://devenv.sh Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments
Let me know if you have any questions. Domen
- Zero to Nix, an unofficial, opinionated, gentle introduction to Nix
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How to learn using NixOS?
Nix pills and nix.dev are my favorites, alongside the official documentation.
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So I find nix really hard to learn and understand - is there any truly excellent resources out there on learning nix?
https://nix.dev/ is the best in depth resource I know but it's a work in progress.
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Dev environments in the cloud are a half-baked solution
For folks looking to understand why this is so https://nix.dev and https://devenv.sh/
devenv
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devenv: Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments
I also have same named project with Nix as a base, but it uses good enough approach and not wholesome Nix experience: https://github.com/matejc/devenv
What are some alternatives?
jenv - Manage your Java environment
devbox - Instant, easy, and predictable development environments
devenv - Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments
riff - Riff automatically provides external dependencies for Rust projects, with support for other languages coming soon.
nix-starter-configs - Simple and documented config templates to help you get started with NixOS + home-manager + flakes. All the boilerplate you need!
fastapi-mvc - Developer productivity tool for making high-quality FastAPI production-ready APIs.
nix-alien - Run unpatched binaries on Nix/NixOS
nixops - NixOps is a tool for deploying to NixOS machines in a network or cloud.
nixpkgs-upkeep - Auto-updates and CI 🤖 for Nixpkgs
gokrazy - turn your Go program(s) into an appliance running on the Raspberry Pi 3, Pi 4, Pi Zero 2 W, or amd64 PCs!
mach-nix - Create highly reproducible python environments