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  1. Jun 2020
    1. Why is Nix written in C++ rather than a functional language like Haskell?[ ] Mainly because Nix is intended to be lightweight, easy to learn and portable (zero dependencies). Since 24. April 2017 thanks to Shea Levy and the crowdfunding of 54 community members, nix does not have Perl as dependency anymore.

      There is hnix that is still actively developed (as of 2020/06/21).