Nixpkgs for the Front End Impaired
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#19Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 29, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 66
- Comments
- 13
- Submitted by
- surprisetalk
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Site
- fzakaria.com
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Trending history
Nixpkgs for the Front End Impaired was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 43 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #19 of 30, reached on Oct 29, 10:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 29, 12:37 UTC.
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Oct 26today
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> Ask nixpkgs a question in a loop. Interrogate and explore nixpkgs in a REPL nix repl --expr 'builtins.getFlake "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable"' nix-repl> builtins.filter (name: lib.licenses."${name}" ? spdxId && lib.strings.hasPrefix "GPL" lib.licenses."${name}".spdxId) (builtins.attrNames lib.licenses) […
Please at least add "(Nix transpliled to typescript)" to the title so it's clear what we get.
Funnily enough, it might very well be a morale failure. Just not a moral one.
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Is Nixpkgs for the Front End Impaired trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 29, 12:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Nixpkgs for the Front End Impaired reached?
#19 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 29, 10:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Nixpkgs for the Front End Impaired been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (43 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
66 points and 13 comments; submitted by surprisetalk on Oct 26, 2026.