Though I anticipate better discussion from "nix didn't suit me" than "nix works".
Looking at Nix's community survey, there's been a big growth in the community over the last year or two. I think most who try nix like it, and see it as so obviously a good technology.
My pet peeve (which is present in this thread!) is when people link Nix discourse or github discussions and say "look how ridiculous it is to do XYZ in Nix."
The community discussions are one of the best parts of Nix. People are super helpful and work together to solve novel problems all the time!
In fact, those threads are people doing something about "nix didn't work for me."
Though I anticipate better discussion from "nix didn't suit me" than "nix works".
Looking at Nix's community survey, there's been a big growth in the community over the last year or two. I think most who try nix like it, and see it as so obviously a good technology.