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Do you use Nix for app configuration, or the app's native config language? (lemmy.ml)
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With Hyprland moving to Lua, I may make the switch to Lua-based configuration for my Hyprland and Neovim based workflow.

I went with nvf over stock Neovim so that I could handle everything in one language (Nix) as much as possible. I have a few Lua snippets, but that's all.

Now with Hyprland making the switch to Lua as well, I've been considering importing dedicated Lua files into my Nix config.

So, what do you do? Write Nix as much as possible? Use Nix to import your Lua/yaml/etc config? Write other languages as snippets in your .nix files?

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[-] x74sys@programming.dev 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

No, I don’t configure using nix, but partially because I don’t use home-manager. So I just write in the native config language.

The other reason is that I don’t believe configuring everything in nix is sustainable. You’re adding another layer that needs to be maintained by someone, and there isn’t much benefit. The native config is as much part of my configuration as a pure nix configuration would be.

And it doesn’t really matter whether it’s dedicated files or just inline in a nix module. I decide based on complexity. My neovim config is spread out over many files, but all other configs are inline.

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