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		tazjin on Feb 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pkl, a Programming Language for Configuration Nix is a bunch of things, one of which is a configuration language.

zilti on Feb 3, 2024 | [–]

A bafflingly ugly configuration language.

garethrowlands on Feb 3, 2024 | [–]

A major difference is that Nix has no type system or schema. Pkl is typed.

soraminazuki on Feb 3, 2024 | [–]

The NixOS module system has those and can be used independently of NixOS despite its name.

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