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Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Valentin Gagarin	633a35514c	shorten introduction ... the allusion to the Elements of Programming[0] never really worked out [0]: https://mitp-content-server.mit.edu/books/content/sectbyfn/books_pres_0/6515/sicp.zip/full-text/book/book-Z-H-10.html#%_sec_1.1	2023-07-13 21:23:23 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	8f4f1936c0	rename the Nix language tutorial ... this collapses the "don't panic" section into a motivating introduction and gives the document a more distinctive name. this also addresses feedback stating that having "basics" in the title may be misleading about the effort required to work through the tutorial.	2023-07-13 21:23:23 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	181fdc6ced	refer to Nix manual for identifier syntax (#542) ... that information should not be maintained here	2023-06-08 02:19:23 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	53a71b0666	same statement for both laziness notes	2023-05-30 15:11:20 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	8009e92f82	do not leave pointers to the WHNF rabbit hole ... these details are for the reference manual	2023-05-30 15:11:20 +02:00
Robert Hensing	1106e43cc1	nix-language: Don't imply strict eval is a thing (nix-instantiate)	2023-05-30 15:11:20 +02:00
Robert Hensing	6518e7cd6b	nix-language: Don't imply strict eval is a thing	2023-05-30 15:11:20 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	ac5b6c2a41	clarify notes on reading files ... placeholders were referred to before showing the example, this is probably confusing	2023-05-11 18:49:29 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	2bc7e57227	reword note on default.nix	2023-05-11 18:40:27 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	964b3cf2e1	update Nix version in tutorial ... this is the one currently in nixpkgs-unstable	2023-05-11 18:39:50 +02:00
Zach Mitchell	b573def109	Set the structure of the tutorials section	2023-05-07 09:08:04 -06:00

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