ShipIt! Presents: How Shopify Uses Nix - Shopify

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This post details Shopify's practical application of Nix for developer tooling, focusing on managing Ruby gem dependencies and exploring Node.js dependency management with tools like profpatsch/yarn2nix. It also addresses pain points with Nix's build-centric workflows and discusses strategies for pinning Nixpkgs versions. The post also touches on the challenges of large dependency downloads for remote workers and the potential for future CI/CD integration.