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# Further reading
## Nix language tutorials
- [Nix language one-pager reference](https://github.com/tazjin/nix-1p) (Vincent Ambo, 2019-2021)
Overview of common language features and widely used idioms.
- [A tour of Nix](https://nixcloud.io/tour) (Joachim Schiele, 2015-2022)
Interactive exercises with the Nix language.
- [Video: Nix language overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCapIx9heBw&list=PL-saUBvIJzOkjAw_vOac75v-x6EzNzZq-&index=5) (Wil Taylor, 2021)
Overview of language features.
- [Video: Reading the Nix language](https://youtu.be/hbJkMl631FE?t=1533) (Jonas Chevalier, 2019)
Introduction to reading Nix language code.
- [Video: How and Why it Works](https://youtu.be/hbJkMl631FE?t=4806) (Graham Christensen, 2019)
Introduction to writing derivations.
## Other articles
- [Nix Pills](https://nixos.org/nixos/nix-pills/index.html)
A low-level tutorial on building software packages with Nix, showing in detail how Nixpkgs is constructed.
- [Customizing packages in Nix](https://bobvanderlinden.me/customizing-packages-in-nix/) (2022)
An overview of different methods to customize Nix packages.
- [Manage your dot files with Home Manager](https://ghedam.at/24353/tutorial-getting-started-with-home-manager-for-nix) (Mattia Gheda, 2021)
A tutorial for getting started with Home Manager.
- [Manage your dot files with Home Manager](https://ghedam.at/24353/tutorial-getting-started-with-home-manager-for-nix) (Mattia Gheda, 2021)
- [Nix Shorts](https://github.com/justinwoo/nix-shorts)
A series of posts on basics of how packaging with Nix works.
- [NixOS and Flakes - An unofficial book for beginners](https://nixos-and-flakes.thiscute.world) (2023)
This tutorial is an introduction to {term}`NixOS` using the experimental Nix [Flakes](flakes-definition) functionality.
## Other videos
- [Nixology](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRGI9KQ3_HP_OFRG6R-p4iFgMSK1t5BHs) (Burke Libbey, 2020)
Video series introducing fundamental Nix concepts.
- [The Nix Hour](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyzwHTVJlRc8yjlx4VR4LU5A5O44og9in) (Silvan Mosberger, since 2022)
Weekly series exploring topics and answering questions from all around the Nix ecosystem.
- [Nixpkgs](https://www.youtube.com/@jonringer117/videos) (Jon Ringer, 2020-22)
Video series with tutorials on various activities around Nixpkgs.
- [NixOS](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-saUBvIJzOkjAw_vOac75v-x6EzNzZq-) (Wil Taylor, 2021)
Series of tutorials on getting started with NixOS.
- [NixOS Foundation on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@NixOS-Foundation/playlists)
The official NixOS Foundation channel.
- [NixCon on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@NixCon)
Recordings of NixCon talks and discussions.