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# Nix Language
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The Nix language is
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- *domain-specific*
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It only exists for the Nix package manager:
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to describe packages and configurations as well as their variants and compositions.
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It is not intended for general purpose use.
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- *declarative*
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There is no notion of executing sequential steps.
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Dependencies between operations are established only through data.
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- *pure*
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Values cannot change during computation.
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Functions always produce the same output if their input does not change.
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- *functional*
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Functions are like any other value.
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Functions can be assigned to names, taken as arguments, or returned by functions.
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- *lazy*
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Expressions are only evaluated when their value is needed.
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- *dynamically typed*
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Type errors are only detected when expressions are evaluated.
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