Nuenv: an experimental Nushell environment for Nix
11 min read
How and why I replaced Nix's Bash-based standard environment with a much more powerful and expressive build apparatus.
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Nuenv: an experimental Nushell environment for Nix Moving stuff around with Nix 
Introducing Zero To Nix 
Introducing Zero To Nix
6 min readIntroducing a brand new, beginner-friendly learning resource for Nix and the Nix ecosystem.
Luc PerkinsStreamline your GitHub Actions dependencies using Nix 
Streamline your GitHub Actions dependencies using Nix
9 min readMake your CI pipeline both strictly declarative and reproducible across environments by replacing third-party Actions with Nix shell environments.
Luc PerkinsUsing Nix to run software with no installation steps 
Using Nix to run software with no installation steps
8 min readAll you need is the Nix CLI and a flake URL to run executables using Nix. There's nothing else quite like it in our industry.
Luc PerkinsEffortless dev environments with Nix and direnv 
Effortless dev environments with Nix and direnv
7 min readLike many of you, I work on a lot of different projects. Even when a project is less serious—hey, I should check out this new JS framework!—I strive to reduce the friction involved with setting up the project's dev environment to the absolute bare minimum possible.
Luc PerkinsBuilding a highly optimized home environment with Nix 
Building a highly optimized home environment with Nix
7 min readHow I used Home Manager and a personal project called Nome to declutter and optimize my home environment using Nix.
Luc Perkins
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