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I think it's a pretty silly question.
Why invest in learning the easiest of the two (by some subjective assesment), if the other one would better suit your needs?
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@civodul @janneke I think it has also a lot to do with your prior exposure to functional programming, I like to think that Nixlang is more a very simple barebone Haskell whereas Guix enjoys Lispy ecosystem. Also, I think learning Guix or Nix is a very open-ended question :) — I suppose that people don't think of learning everything there is to learn but learning towards objective X. For example, not everyone has to learn about the bootstrap machinery of any tool they use. |
@janneke Someone used to CONDA, apt, and whatnot may view Nix and Guix, from a distance, as “similar”.
It’s only when getting closer that one starts to appreciate the differences.
The first difference one might notice is ease of use (or perceived ease of use).