Readit Newsjamies commented on Nix at work: FlakeHub Cache and private flakes determinate.systems/posts... · Posted by u/grhmc
I appreciate someone from the project commenting here. I left Nix because it just has too many warts, and unfortunately, they've only increased over time, which is the opposite of what I expected.
- I'd update Nixpkgs, and my build would stop working. The logging was awful, so fixing it took hours.
- The mono repo sounds nice, but selective updates are almost impossible.
- Building our Go project in a Nix package was nearly impossible with private GitHub repos, so we moved on.
- Bash scripts never work because binaries are never where they should be in Linux.
I could go on, but my experience with Nix and NixOS left me with significant scars. I’m hopeful that someone will eventually create a more user-friendly deterministic OS.
To me, these RTOs are nothing but silent layoffs. Their best and probably most expensive talent, who have the skills to land remote gigs, will depart. Amazon's smart enough to know this; I understand from friends who worked there they believe everyone is replaceable. I disagree.
jamies commented on Teardown Engine Technical Dive [video] youtube.com/watch?v=tZP7v... · Posted by u/lairv
This game is a lot of fun. Highly recommended if you like destructible environments and puzzle solving.
jamies commented on I forked SteamOS for my living room PC iliana.fyi/blog/build-you... · Posted by u/muterad_murilax
If you're interested in running SteamOS on a Linux PC, I'd recommend: https://github.com/HoloISO/holoiso
The Kagi Safari extension for iOS is driving me crazy. Half the time it sends my searches to the default search engine. So annoying after paying for a year of Kagi.
It’s a bummer indeed, but more an issue of iOS not supporting 3rd party search engines without a wonky extension.
jamies commented on NixOS has one fatal flaw changelog.com/posts/nixos... · Posted by u/schalkneethling
Something will evolve from that space which doesn't have the flaw. Whether that thing will be called Nix or not, I don't know. I think that means that it's not a fatal flaw, it's just a regular flaw.
I totally agree. I love and hate Nix every day that I use it. I hope that someday they'll make it more user friendly, but I suspect it'll be someone else with a new approach.
The irony here is that Dbrand used to taunt Sony to sue them for making nearly identical, but black instead of white "fins" for the PlayStation 5.
I believe they had to end up changing the design in their 2nd iteration...
Yes. This is a nightmare, and is the literal step-one problem FlakeHub is designed to solve.
Regarding the monorepo causing big-bang updates that broke all your stuff: continued, strong, agreement. I think as nixpkgs continues to grow, and usage grows, we'll see a wider adoption of flakes from a pure "how do we all work together?" perspective. That's the flip side of FlakeHub's initial concept.