| 18 Jun 2023 |
 @adam:valkor.net | Maybe they’d be open to changing that setting? | 02:01:11 |
 asymmetric | https://mtlynch.io/notes/nix-first-impressions/ | 18:04:26 |
| asymmetric | Lists zero-to-nix as the best learning resource for beginners | 18:04:54 |
| asymmetric | We (official docs) are nowhere on that list 😢 (yet) | 18:05:24 |
| asymmetric | But they do mention this: https://nix.dev/tutorials/nixos/build-and-deploy/installing-nixos-on-a-raspberry-pi | 18:06:25 |
| asymmetric | 
Download ima_d29f93d.png | 18:07:47 |
| asymmetric | This seems to agree with the position that it’s not Nixlang that people struggle with, but the basic concepts | 18:08:28 |
| asymmetric | Maybe? | 18:08:58 |
 Dominic Mills | I agree with this view | 18:10:19 |
| Dominic Mills | For the longest time I couldn't understand what flakes were and what utility it's provided over using a nix shell. | 18:11:17 |
| Dominic Mills | Redacted or Malformed Event | 18:12:03 |
| Dominic Mills | The most illuminating piece of exposition I saw was the Reddit post that actually made me gain a good understanding of it: https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/13ye3lg/what_are_the_advantages_of_using_flakes/ | 18:14:16 |
