alt.hn

3/5/2026 at 4:28:35 PM

Devenv 2.0: A Fresh Interface to Nix

https://devenv.sh/blog/2026/03/05/devenv-20-a-fresh-interface-to-nix/

by ryanhn

3/5/2026 at 4:41:56 PM

I've been using Jetify Devbox as a package manager on my Mac as it's generally better than Homebrew, but lately it's been a little flaky (no pun intended). Anyone know if this can do the same?

by drcongo

3/5/2026 at 6:07:39 PM

We see project specific environments superior to having global packages installed.

You can do things like creating ad-hoc environments:

$ devenv -O languages.rust.enable:true shell

Once you teach your coding agent to use it, it will just use it to get packages if needs any: https://devenv.sh/integrations/claude-code/#global-configura...

by domenkozar

3/5/2026 at 6:06:49 PM

Can you describe what you like about it vs brew?

by zorkso