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Benjamin Hipple bhipple
Want to use Nix for development but you're not sure how? Concerned about the
fluidity of nixpkgs channels or not being able to easily install arbitrary
package versions?
When I first heard about Nix it seemed like the perfect tool for a developer. When I tried to actually use it for developing and deploying web apps, though, the pieces just didn't seem to add up.