356 Commits

Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Valentin Gagarin	6c903a6ccf	clarify requirements of being able to read code	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	b0023d2ade	add subsections to modes of running examples ... reorder to have the REPL first (it's fewer steps)	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	155ad688bc	explain how to read examples	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	6a4e69eef1	remove paths and strings from top-level outline	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	2406c22293	emphasize what this guide is about	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	61524d0d34	expressions can be nested	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	40ca6fc799	note on difference between antiquotation and shell vars	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	b3a42cffdc	expand on strings and antiquotation ... move section into "names and values": it should be short enough not to exhaust readers before we get to functions, and would not make much sense as an afterthought to functions.	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	ca37fe15b0	regularize function examples	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	43f2895b2c	add counter-example to attribute set argument	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	23b52d351e	add subsection heading	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	560268d865	add missing colon	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	9015962289	make example explicit	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	c6a1c90bbf	tighter inherit notation	2022-10-04 08:34:32 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	db56937ab3	add developer tools to skills outline	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	075df5b67b	give language properties more structure	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	41250bb231	reorder first sentences	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	92e6e2341e	add dynamic typing	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	80b0dcb8ae	expand on single function argument	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	fa674e3e11	restructure introduction	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	e5d41c8425	remove word repetition	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	3f3a2a432f	add recommendaton to search paths	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	cda602d3fb	restructure examples	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	4d65ecf82c	WIP: side effects	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	388e658437	break up long sentence	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	339320ffa1	restructure headings ... this will have a nicer display in the table of contents	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	0c7c1eb594	everyone calls them side effects	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	76561aa33a	add structure to config example	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	f5439cdbc4	expand shell example	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	67b5187a30	clarify outline	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	ca66ac9a6a	guide -> direct	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	573586b684	prerequisites: programming languages -> software development	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	7f6404c1ae	restructure intro to functions	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	ceff1d7713	json example: set -> object	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	678d3ce737	restrucutre note on . and .. paths	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	c510aeb295	show example passing an attrset	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	f3e192e3b8	add note on ./. syntax	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	5a638c5ed8	fix grammar and typo	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	f1c90cdda5	function call: argument -> operand	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	f6ad05bf24	comment out missing links	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	4273dc987f	tutorial -> guide	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	c0ca352c83	remove trivial builders from libraries ... they really belong to generic build mechanisms, and we will not cover them here.	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	d16b6fcf72	add section on libraries	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	c7729502bc	remove description of language properties ... this should be in the Nix manual	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	c0b0c2ba32	add link to Nix Pills	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	354f8cba72	add aka @ pattern	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	cb14464be1	reword intro to inherit	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	ef5f3823cc	uniform format for code samples	2022-10-04 08:34:31 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	e4bfdf0707	add overview on what using Nix language entails ... inspired by https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32364899	2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin	5bc7fa3ebb	expand NixOS config example	2022-10-04 08:34:30 +02:00