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-title: "Lets Learn Nix"
-date: 2020-03-13T21:50:47Z
-draft: false
----
-
-## Background
-
-[Nix][wtf-nix] may be the most useful tool that I use. I consider it as valuable
-as [Git][wtf-git] or [Emacs][wtf-emacs]. My friend, David ([@dmjio][who-dmjio]),
-first introduced me to Nix when we worked together at a Haskell startup in
-NYC. Before this, I had been managing my system configuration using software
-that I wrote -- first in Bash, then in Python, then in Golang.
-
-It took me awhile to understand Nix. I left the NYC startup, joined Google, and
-relocated to London. Here I met another Nix-enlightened monk, Vincent
-([@tazjin][who-tazjin]), who patiently taught me enough Nix to become
-self-reliant and productive.
-
-Many resources exist to learn Nix; the Nix community on IRC continues to help me
-and others effectively use Nix. I'm creating this series to write the tutorials
-that I would have found useful when I started learning Nix. If you are just
-beginning your Nix journey, I hope these tutorials help you.
-
-## Goals
-
-I aim to make each tutorial in the "Let's Learn Nix" series:
-- Actionable: Readers will be writing code.
-- Digestible: Readers should be able to finish each tutorial in fifteen minutes.
-- Reproducible: Readers should expect the output of their code to match what
-  these tutorials claim they should see.
-
-## About the author
-
-My name is William ([@wpcarro][who-wpcarro]). My three favorite tools are Git,
-Emacs, and Nix. I am an American expat currently working at Google in
-London. While during the day I primarily write Java, Python, and TypeScript, I
-prefer functional programming. I use Nix to deploy software and manage the
-multiple machines across which I work.
-
-## Let's Begin
-
-Before we get started, Nix is a programming language. To familiarize yourself
-with the syntax, semantics, and idioms, consider reading this brief [Nix One
-Pager][nix-1p]. I recommend keeping it around as a reference.
-
-When I was first learning Nix, I wanted to use it to manage my dotfiles. Our
-first tutorial will help you get started: [Let's Learn Nix:
-Dotfiles][lln-dotfiles]
-
-[wtf-nix]: https://nixos.org
-[wtf-git]: https://git-scm.com
-[wtf-emacs]: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs
-[who-dmjio]: https://twitter.com/dmjio
-[who-tazjin]: https://twitter.com/tazjin
-[who-wpcarro]: https://twitter.com/wpcarro
-[lln-dotfiles]: /lets-learn-nix-dotfiles
-[nix-1p]: https://github.com/tazjin/nix-1p