# the-nix-way/dev-templates

Dev environments for numerous languages based on Nix flakes [maintainer=@lucperkins]

Repository: https://github.com/the-nix-way/dev-templates
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dev-templates
Language: Nix
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: flakes, nix, reproducibility
Last push: 2026-06-12T00:52:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1514, "days_push": 83, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2341, forks 188 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:38.958989+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of Nix flake templates for creating reproducible development environments across many languages and tools. Each template provides a ready-made flake.nix that can be initialized with nix flake init and used via nix develop or nix-direnv.

## Use cases
- set up a reproducible rust dev environment with nix
- bootstrap a new project with a nix flake template
- give every contributor the same toolchain versions
- initialize a go or node project shell with nix develop
- avoid installing language toolchains globally
- create per-language dev shells for clojure, elixir, haskell, and more

## When to choose
- you use Nix and want quick, consistent dev shells across many languages
- you want reproducible toolchains without manual environment setup
- you're starting new projects and want a flake scaffold

## When to avoid
- you don't use Nix and don't want to install it
- you need complex, project-specific environments beyond simple toolchain shells
- you want a full dependency/build management solution rather than environment templates

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, build-tool, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cli
- tags: nix-flakes, dev-environments, reproducible-builds, templates, direnv, command-line, linux, macos, nix

## Member repositories
- the-nix-way/dev-templates (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:38.958989+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:37:23.665917+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/the-nix-way/dev-templates (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:38.958989+00:00, sha dc2371b0d865)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.