> I've found the Nix ecosystem to be lacking, missing packages, wrongly built packages (from the official upstream), and out of date versions. Homebrew still outclasses Nix in this regard (quality over quantity).
That's also the case with the Docker ecosystem. On top of that, you need to take into account the base image, versions, etc.
At the end what I look for is for a project being able to build my source code with runtime dependencies and supporting tools that won't change overtime for the architecture that I need.
these days, the nix vs alts debates remind me of the emacs vs alts debates of yore
I have not yet encountered actual nix usage in my professional or open source work, so I don't see Nix as eating anyone's lunch
I happen to know Nix, but it’s from previous experience where I also learned to greatly dislike it. Anyways, did an interview yesterday where the company was using Nix to build and they were completely shocked I had Nix experience.
So yeah, no where near eating anyone’s lunch, let alone the behemoth that is Docker.