Considering nix on macOS
Stop the madness: Let's not go down this rabbit hole
I have known about nix and nixOS for a long, long time. Eelco Dolstra was still a graduate student when I first took it for a spin. It was cool; but I didn't need its features because I am not a developer. port (macports.org) does everything I need.
Traffic Light: RED, STOP DO NOT PROCEED
Cons:
instrusive, potentially irreversible changes?!?
complexity = steep learning curve.
creates giant (5GB+) separate volume to hold repository!
tiny community = good luck finding info
Pros:
nix shell (shell with deps)
goodbye to docker containers to isolate dependencies and packages
General Purpose Nix Config for macOS + NixOS
A graphical installer for Nix
https://determinate.systems/posts/graphical-nix-installer/
Setting up Nix on macOS
zero-to-nix.com
6nok.org
How Fatih uses Nix on macOS
read more at the end
