It’s often said that git is a poor VCS, but a good VCS Construction Kit. NixOS can feel similar at times — nix is very powerful, and there are amazing things you can do if you know nuts&bolts of it. However, for a casual user, the sheer amount of possibilities can feel overwhelming, and it might be hard to see what’s most useful in the space of possible. Over the years, I’ve accumulated a bunch of tricks I wish I knew earlier. I want to share them here, and learn some knew ones, please feel...