Nix flakes explained

Enabling flakes:

Creating a flake:
$ nix flake init

Updating a flake:
$ nix flake update

Flake:
```
{
description = "my epic vims collection";

inputs = {
};

outputs = { self, nixpkgs }:
let
system = "x86_64-linux";
in
{
bob =
{
buildInputs = [
];

shellHook = ''
echo "hello mom"
'';
};
};
}
```
(yes, I know I could push it to github, but I'm extra lazy today)

[Becoming-Human]

If my arithmetic is correct, you said nix twenty-seven (27) times. You said flake twenty-four (24) times, although technically thirteen (13) of the twenty-four (24) times was in the plural form as flakes. Nix, flakes, and cookies... yummy. :-) Keep up the excellent work with Nix and NixOS, as some of us are learning along with your videos and they help a lot. Thank you.

[dasdadasdasd]

Just last night I was complaining to my friend how I couldn't find a simple explanation how to use flakes, and you posted a video a few hours later. Thank you!

[raunakchhatwal]

I had just recently decided that since my Nixos was already working, it probably wasn’t worth it to figure out the motivation behind nix flakes (which I really couldn’t grasp until I watched this video). Thanks, this really explained it.

[auntiecarol]

This comment for the YT engagement algorithm: my Emacs bros would be mad at me watching content from someone called Vimjoyer, but I don't care. After having just gone though a painful Debian reinstall, I wondered if there was a better way. Nix might be it. Or it might be Guix (who knows?).

For the time being, I am grateful for these videos. You have a new subscriber!

[awakeningnow]

Your video should be part of a "must watch" list for NixOS beginner tutorials. Thank you for your effort!

[syrusk]

An excellent video. I installed NixOS a few days ago and this is what I was looking for as I was putting everything into the main system config but didn't want to. Thanks!

[Brone_K]

That is the most useful flakes introduction I have ever seen, good job mate

[brianlogan]

Honestly probably the simplest most matter of fact intro to Flakes I've pulled up so far. Thank you for this!

[A-znwh]

Very well explained. Your initial comment about being on the 3rd page of <search engine name> still holds true nearly a year later.

[hmon]

Your microphone is not terrible! You sound clear AF!

[pmmeurcatpics]

I see that the playlist already has a lot of videos, but im still going to comment to make YouTube recommend this playlist to other users just it did to me:)

[MiaLovesRod]

your channel is gold, i understand about flakes and nixOS more deeply, i hope that you can more videos talking NixOS and its environment.

[TheRationalLifter]

Clearest explanation/example of nix flakes I've seen so far. Thanks, really useful!

[marcuswest]

I really appreciate your work VJ. The presentation is excellent - visually clear and painstaking. Seems like I'm not the only person who appreciates this.

[mumk]

Thanks, I've always thought that Nix is some witchcraft that is difficult for plebeians to practice, but turns out that it was a huge fallacy. Nix is so simple. Wouldn't have cleared out my doubt without you, many thanks for this splendid video, cheers.

[RegularTetragon]

Nix flakes are the monad of packaging formats

[gungun]

I finally started to understand what’s Flake are with your video.
Now it’s time for some practice ❤

[WaterGame]

God bless! I'm trying to learn NixOS so I can install it on my system, and flakes were by far the hardest concept for me to learn, but this made it simple to understand. Thank you so much!

[benarcher]

Finally, a good nix flake description! Thx

[UnabashedOops]

My major concern with flakes is that in today’s age keeping your system up to date with security fixes is paramount. I would want to run updates on all my flakes weekly in an automated fashion. I wish the cli had an easy option for that.