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* [https://medium.com/@MrJamesFisher/nix-by-example-a0063a1a4c55 Nix By Example] is a step-by-step tutorial.
 
* [https://medium.com/@MrJamesFisher/nix-by-example-a0063a1a4c55 Nix By Example] is a step-by-step tutorial.
  
* [https://nixos.org/nixos/nix-pills/index.html Nix Pills] will provide a lot of insight into the language and functional package management in general.
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* Nix Pills  [https://nixos.org/guides/nix-pills/basics-of-language.html Chapter 4] and [https://nixos.org/guides/nix-pills/functions-and-imports.html Chapter 5] discuss key language features
  
 
* [https://nixcloud.io/tour/ The Nix Tour] is an interactive tour that uses the actual package manager to learn you the language by example, in the browser.
 
* [https://nixcloud.io/tour/ The Nix Tour] is an interactive tour that uses the actual package manager to learn you the language by example, in the browser.

Revision as of 19:29, 9 August 2022

  • The Nix manual provides a reference of the language. All language constructs you may use are defined there, together with code snippets.
  • nix-snippets may be a good fit if you prefer learning the language in small chunks. It is a beginner-focused community resource for learning the Nix expression language while having fun!
  • The Nix Tour is an interactive tour that uses the actual package manager to learn you the language by example, in the browser.

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