anandsuresh

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What does Nix see when it reads a shell.nix? labcraft.dev

1 anandsuresh 3 days ago 0 comments

Why does a Nix store path survive garbage collection? labcraft.dev

1 anandsuresh 1 month ago 0 comments

Why is a Nix rollback just a symlink flip? labcraft.dev

2 anandsuresh 1 month ago 0 comments

Why does shipping a Nix upgrade move only the difference? labcraft.dev

2 anandsuresh 2 months ago 0 comments

MitM Is a Feature labcraft.dev

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LabCraft Blog: What does the hash in a Nix store path name? labcraft.dev

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Comment · 2 months ago

True. IMO, this is one of nix's weak UX points. There are ways to see if it's still running/doing things, but one should not have to jump through hoops to answer such a basic question.

Nix didn't hang it was evaluating the world labcraft.dev

4 anandsuresh 2 months ago 2 comments

Show HN: Learning Nix with LabCraft labcraft.dev

5 anandsuresh 3 months ago 0 comments

Learn Nix where it breaks labcraft.dev

5 anandsuresh 4 months ago 0 comments

Comment · 1 year ago

Didn't realize that was a thing. Was using the keyboard the whole time. Took a few tries to figure out how to strafe... and then just kept the spacebar pressed the whole time, and cleared the CAPTCHA. :)

Comment · 1 year ago

+100 for technical chops, -100 for usability. +10 for the trip down memory lane, and the self-realization that I now suck at playing video games.