Learning Nix requires doing research. Some resources you will find when searching the web. Others are in the category “I wish I knew 6 months ago!” These are listed here:
For your day-to-day learning,
- Nix in 100 seconds: When your friends ask “But why?”
- nix.dev: The official documentation site for Nix is the best place to start reading. It teaches basics and advanced subjects.
- Get in Touch: Find a chatroom early in your journey. Discord, IRC, Matrix, Reddit, Signal, Telegram.
- Awesome Nix: An unordered collection of learning materials.
- NixCon 2024 YouTube: 31 talks
Heavy reading
For your studies,
- Wombat’s Book of Nix: Extensive, educational
- Nix Pills: Teaches a lot of important basics: derivations, garbage collection, the store, nixpkgs design patterns
- NixOS and Flakes: A flakes-first starter tutorial
- Flake Parts: Well-documented, opinionated flake framework provides insight into what flakes really are