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Valentin Gagarin 17bf23546a rework section on side effects 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 397a39f9de mention operators 
at some point we have to introduce them, even if they are not really
important here.
 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 8f1dd17106 add proper examples to file system paths 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin c36c6ed732 rewordings and links 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 8a4d87474b add detailed explanations to some examples 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin cd7e00ba8d reword time estimate 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin bb9e7d7ab3 Nix package manager -> Nix 
based on https://github.com/NixOS/nix.dev/issues/275#issuecomment-1227572104
 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 7e18f44302 add introduction and cross-linking 
this should both help with initial overview and navigation
 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 5851659340 add detailed explanation to let expression 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 4253a0bc7a nixpkgs/lib -> pkgs.lib 
this is probably how most people would encounter it, but since there are
so many equivalent representations, maybe it does not matter outside
a dedicated guide to Nixpkgs
 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 922e018fd6 nixpkgs -> Nixpkgs 
based on https://github.com/NixOS/nix.dev/issues/275#issuecomment-1227572104
 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin b084005748 fix copypaste error 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin aa0bf42491 fix typo in link 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 55c4d4feca attempt at detailed explanation 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin dfc6d1c31f standard -> function 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin ab8784c2ad add links to next steps 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin aebc9e91b1 clarifications 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin d770b13aef add links, fixups 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 8ee55cbac1 expand on side effects, add next steps 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin c9f5ac3f1f show store paths and fetchers 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 3a86358dbf add TODO for operators 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 92f96cab30 more explicit explanation of partial evaluation 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 95f98f6a60 more explicit syntax notes 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin f791bd4875 nixpkgs is a token 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin cf0292e470 restructure introduction, show elements of programming 
this does not take away information, but presents it in a different
order. put emphasis on that the language does not do all that many
things.
 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin ee6f1e1c33 generate anchors down to heading level 3 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin d33eedadd3 add imports to side effects 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 20789513e8 notes on argument structure 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin e7807baa57 clarify explanation of nested functions 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 9a994092c2 function calls aka function application 2022-10-04 08:34:33 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 6390aae686 remove superfluous empty line 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin bd4118ebb2 move search paths to values section 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 9b158e60d1 clarify inheriting from attribute 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 6c903a6ccf clarify requirements of being able to read code 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin b0023d2ade add subsections to modes of running examples 
reorder to have the REPL first (it's fewer steps)
 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 155ad688bc explain how to read examples 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 6a4e69eef1 remove paths and strings from top-level outline 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 2406c22293 emphasize what this guide is about 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 61524d0d34 expressions can be nested 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 40ca6fc799 note on difference between antiquotation and shell vars 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin b3a42cffdc expand on strings and antiquotation 
move section into "names and values": it should be short enough not to
exhaust readers before we get to functions, and would not make much
sense as an afterthought to functions.
 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin ca37fe15b0 regularize function examples 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 43f2895b2c add counter-example to attribute set argument 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 23b52d351e add subsection heading 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 560268d865 add missing colon 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 9015962289 make example explicit 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin c6a1c90bbf tighter inherit notation 2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin db56937ab3 add developer tools to skills outline 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 075df5b67b give language properties more structure 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 41250bb231 reorder first sentences 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 92e6e2341e add dynamic typing 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 80b0dcb8ae expand on single function argument 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin fa674e3e11 restructure introduction 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin e5d41c8425 remove word repetition 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 3f3a2a432f add recommendaton to search paths 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin cda602d3fb restructure examples 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 4d65ecf82c WIP: side effects 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 388e658437 break up long sentence 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 339320ffa1 restructure headings 
this will have a nicer display in the table of contents
 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 0c7c1eb594 everyone calls them side effects 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 76561aa33a add structure to config example 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin f5439cdbc4 expand shell example 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 67b5187a30 clarify outline 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin ca66ac9a6a guide -> direct 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 573586b684 prerequisites: programming languages -> software development 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 7f6404c1ae restructure intro to functions 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin ceff1d7713 json example: set -> object 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 678d3ce737 restrucutre note on . and .. paths 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin c510aeb295 show example passing an attrset 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin f3e192e3b8 add note on ./. syntax 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 5a638c5ed8 fix grammar and typo 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin f1c90cdda5 function call: argument -> operand 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin f6ad05bf24 comment out missing links 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 4273dc987f tutorial -> guide 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin c0ca352c83 remove trivial builders from libraries 
they really belong to generic build mechanisms, and we will not cover
them here.
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Valentin Gagarin d16b6fcf72 add section on libraries 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin c7729502bc remove description of language properties 
this should be in the Nix manual
 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin c0b0c2ba32 add link to Nix Pills 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 354f8cba72 add aka @ pattern 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin cb14464be1 reword intro to inherit 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin ef5f3823cc uniform format for code samples 2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin e4bfdf0707 add overview on what using Nix language entails 
inspired by https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32364899
 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 5bc7fa3ebb expand NixOS config example 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 0e529426f7 add todo to clarify string interpolation and bash variables 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin efaf7a82b7 add aka antiquotation 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 792ffe8f16 add draft on side effects 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 807665e3ae fix rendering errors 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin a26c1825ea clarify language properties 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 1862f364e6 add summary of learnings 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 8f93a41e0a add notation for assigning nested attributes 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin a2c88a1d20 expand on accessing values 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 6621db635c use console highlighting where appropriate 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin b5db48cd6f uniform example format 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 13ad04881c simpler let ... in alias 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 8dee6f4894 attrsets are unordered 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin e48e524ff6 fixes and TODOs 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin fc12f3606c reorder sections 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 6b807a91c5 add evaluation result to example 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 87df93e7f8 sharpen title to narrow scope 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin 558ec3b67e clarify what expressions and values are 2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00