Development shells with Nix: four quick examples

203 · · July 27, 2025, 7:14 a.m.
Summary
The blog post explores using Nix to create development shells for GoCV projects, illustrating various examples from interactive one-offs to hermetic dev shells. It compares traditional Debian installations with Nix's ability to run temporary environments without permanent system changes. The author provides detailed instructions and examples for setting up and using Nix on various Linux distributions. Ultimately, the post favors Nix for its reproducibility and control over dependencies.