alt Hacker NewsIt is and isnt.
Version hell is a thing. But Nix's solution is to trade storage space for solving the version problem.
And I think its probably the right way to go.
It is and isnt.
Version hell is a thing. But Nix's solution is to trade storage space for solving the version problem.
And I think its probably the right way to go.
Agreed - Nix feels very well thought through.
I found Eelco Dolstra‘a doctoral thesis (https://edolstra.github.io/pubs/phd-thesis.pdf) to be a great read and it certainly doesn’t paint the picture of a wicked problem.