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Why I switched to NixOS (And why you should, too) - Márcio Sobel
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this post was submitted on 30 Mar 2026
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Can I ask about the last bit? Is it like having different dev environments or profiles, and you can just use them as needed?
Intro: https://nixos-and-flakes.thiscute.world/development/intro
Pre-configured shells: https://github.com/the-nix-way/dev-templates
Pair with lorri and direnv.
To also answer your question directly: yes, this was indeed one of two initial motivations for Nix!
Thanks for this! That's kinda what it sounded like. I'm going to have to give this a try this weekend.