| 18 Mar 2026 |
 linj | Just found a new nix interpreter implemented from scratch in Haskell https://github.com/Novavero-AI/nova-nix. Any comments? | 11:05:00 |
 chreekat | Big if true | 11:20:30 |
 alexfmpe | Author has been announcing it in couple rooms | 11:29:16 |
| alexfmpe | Seems like AI slop | 11:29:25 |
| alexfmpe | > Hand-rolled recursive descent parser for the full Nix expression language. 13 precedence levels, 18 AST constructors, | 11:29:30 |
| alexfmpe | "Now with 30% more precedence levels. Buy 3, take 4" | 11:30:37 |
| alexfmpe | * "Now with 30% more precedence levels. Buy 3, get 4" | 11:31:20 |
 magic_rb | It is AI slop | 11:32:48 |
| magic_rb | Its fully slop-coded, top to bottom | 11:33:02 |
 woobilicious | Nothing screams "Haskell" coding like using a probalitistic LLM... | 11:33:04 |
| magic_rb | Indeed, i have interest in reviewing or using slop-coded code in my free time. The code produced is always subtly wrong and weirdly organized, I've better things to do with my life | 11:34:57 |
| magic_rb | * | 11:35:09 |
 Morj | Nothing screams "Haskell" coding like using a probalitistic LLM...
If it compiles it works, right | 12:00:07 |
| Morj | I remember in chat they were going to use it to distribute their games for windows. If it works for that, that would be cool if horrifying | 12:09:11 |
| Morj | * I remember in chat they were going to use the new nix impl to distribute their games for windows. If it works for that, that would be cool if horrifying | 12:09:20 |
 MangoIV | sternimaralorn I would like to invite you to a discussion on coordination of downstream release testing https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/issues/27061
I hear that you already had this discussion last ZuriHac with teo (they/he) since the main effort for downstream testing is currently head.hackage but I think we could all benefit for a more coordinated effort across distributors and the GHC maintainers.
Thanks in advance.
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