Nix: An idea whose time has come
I love the idea of nix but the inconsistency and developer experience is terrible.   I want to suggest people use it but there is too many rough edges currently.<p>For example, if you want to install a package the old way, you'll install it including the channel:<p><pre><code>    nix-env -iA nixpkgs.ripgrep

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but then if you want to remove one, you don't reference the channel:<p><pre><code>    nix-env -e ripgrep
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You have a similar issue if you want to use the new `nix` command.  To install a package you'll do:<p><pre><code>    nix profile install nixpkgs#ripgrep

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but running:<p><pre><code>    nix profile remove nixpkgs#ripgrep

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will do <i>nothing</i>.  It won't say "I didn't remove the package" or "package not found".  It just returns silently.    The only way to remove it is to point to the number from `nix profile history` or the actual path.<p>It is <i>unbearably</i> slow:<p><pre><code>    > time nix-env -qaP ripgrep
    nixpkgs.ripgrep  ripgrep-13.0.0

    11.17s user 2.70s system 73% cpu 18.970 total

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Overall I love the idea but it has a long way to go in developer experience and quality before it is ready for any mainstream adoption.