I use NixOS on a day to day basis, and have encouraged others to do so - and I completely agree with the documentation issues described here. I’ll also note that using Nixpkgs/NixOS will practically require you to actively maintain at least some portion of Nixpkgs to keep it up to date and functional for your specific use case. I think that’s where a lot of the configuration mess comes from - NixOS modules have tended to be created to meet a specific user’s need, rather than meet some holistic design goal.
How long did you spend trying to learn Nix? I am trying to learn Nix as well because when I see it working it looks very clear and organized.
NixOS seems like it is from the future in my opinion. I agree the docs are outdated a bit. I had to go on IRC to #nixos to find out nix-shell is now nix shell. I submitted a pull request to the Nix Pills for that.
The command is still `nix-shell`, `nix shell` is the next-generation replacement but unfortunately it's still not at feature parity with the old command.
I knew Nix came before NixOS but was interested in both for the possibility of managing servers. I'd have made significantly less progress starting from Nix.
I can see how Guile would be an improvement over the Nix language, but have tapped out my patience on related topics for a while.
I hope you took no offense by my comment. I tried nixos and failed to get what I want from it then went back to archlinux. But I understand how it's full of ambiguity (that's why I got back into familiar territory)
Maybe I'll make an article about guixsd and you'll read:p
