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This update is too large, I made too many notes on stuff. Nonetheless, it is very nice to see progress. I've made note revisions on the following topics: - Learning - Writing - Various Linux-related stuff I've yet to start learning illustration but I'll be starting tomorrow for an update how do I keep in mind with those writings. There are still a lot of things to be processed from the backlog with yet more notes on learning but I keep having those perspectives whenever I practice so ehhh... Better have those than nothing? Furthermore, I've also updated the timestamp format. It is pretty simple to update all of the notes with a couple of `sed` calls. Aaaand, I've also changed the way how the assets stored with the folders only leaving it up for the generated files instead of enforcing it on every note. I create more visual aids and managing them is a pain for each note. This restructuring frees me of that burden.
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#+title: Nix language
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#+date: "2021-06-30 13:30:19 +08:00"
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#+date_modified: "2021-07-19 11:30:52 +08:00"
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#+language: en
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Nix can be aptly described as JSON but with functions.
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While you can make Nix work with basic configurations, you need to know the details if you're creating packages.
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You can actively play with the language by running ~nix repl~.
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This is just a personal reference note, the recommended resource for learning the language is the beloved [[https://nixos.org/guides/nix-pills/][Nix pills]].
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* What is it for?
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- most importantly, writing packages
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- mostly used for configuring [[https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/][operating systems]] and create servers quickly with its variety of services
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- configuring [[id:3b3fdcbf-eb40-4c89-81f3-9d937a0be53c][Nix package manager]]
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* Derivations
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- [[id:8f23f862-a19a-4a13-8d8f-69c280a8e072][Nix derivations]] are one of the central components of the package manager
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- =mkDerivation=
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- derivations are more verbose than necessary, most of the packaging process are done with the =nixpkgs= which contains a standard library to easily create derivations with different setups from programming languages and frameworks
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* TODO Standard library
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- nixpkgs has a standard library that comes with functions mitigating against the verbosity for packaging or simply convenience
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* TODO Imports
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