[heywoodlh]

> Who wants to use docker on a Mac anyway?

For a long time, before really doubling down on Nix, Docker Desktop was my go-to for getting a Linux runtime whenever MacOS wasn’t sufficient for what I needed. It was slow, but way more portable than having a Linux VM running all the time.

Fast forward to now (since I’ve really invested in Nix) and Nix+Nix-Darwin makes my Mac feel just as configurable and extensible as NixOS/any Linux distribution.

Nix makes me an extremely content MacOS user. :)

[dlyons]

Same. I initially started with Guix, because I'm a Lisp hacker at heart, but once I learned about nix-darwin I jumped ship and there was no going back ;)

Keeping my NixOS machine on my desk and Macbook in sync seamlessly is also super cool.

[tripdout]

Yeah, I use a Linux machine at home, but being able to get my work-provided Macbook up and running with an identical Neovim & ZSH setup almost instantly, without having to figure out how that would all work on MacOS (in terms of package installation, changing the shell, etc) it's super awesome.