# tazjin/nix-1p

A (more or less) one page introduction to Nix, the language.

Repository: https://github.com/tazjin/nix-1p
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nix-1p
Homepage: https://code.tvl.fyi/about/nix/nix-1p
Language: Nix
License Family: other
Topics: nix, nixos, nixpkgs, functional-programming, purity, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2025-09-01T08:41:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 50/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 39, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2589, "days_push": 366, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1015, forks 28 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:14.288762+00:00)

## What it is
A concise one-page introduction to the Nix language, covering its purely functional, lazy evaluation model, core syntax, standard libraries, derivations, and common idioms like callPackage and overlays. It is a reference document for learning the language behind the Nix package manager, not the tooling itself.

## Use cases
- learn the nix language quickly
- understand nix derivations and overlays
- reference for nix syntax and builtins
- introduction to functional programming in nix
- get started writing nix expressions
- understand callPackage and file lambdas

## When to choose
- you want a fast, compact intro to the Nix language
- you already know Nix the package manager and need the language basics
- you want a reference for idioms like overlays and callPackage

## When to avoid
- you need a full NixOS configuration tutorial
- you want general-purpose functional programming learning material
- you need official or exhaustive language documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: programming-languages, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: nix, nixos, functional-programming, one-pager, language-intro, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- tazjin/nix-1p (main) score 50

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.288762+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 2026-08-30T07:11:28.865148+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tazjin/nix-1p (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.288762+00:00, sha 9a16d0104981)
  - homepage: https://code.tvl.fyi/about/nix/nix-1p (fetched 2026-08-29T13:10:45.599886+00:00, sha 2a71af8b859f)
  - site_page: https://code.tvl.fyi/about (fetched 2026-08-29T13:10:45.609851+00:00, sha 213419cee4ce)
  - site_page: https://code.tvl.fyi/about/nix (fetched 2026-08-29T13:10:45.611834+00:00, sha 334629aeb949)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.