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NIX Package Manager Install on Alpine Linux

System Information

alpine 3.17.1, 3.18, 3.19 and edge x86-64
multiple linux kernels worked 6.1.8-lts w/zfs and 6.6.8-lts
edge, testing apk repos enabled

Preparation

An opinionated list of excellent Clojure learning materials

These resources (articles, books, and videos) are useful when you're starting to learn the language, or when you're learning a specific part of the language. This an opinionated list, no doubt. I've compiled this list from writing and teaching Clojure over the last 10 years.

🔴 Mandatory (for both beginners and intermediates)
🟩 For beginners
🟨 For intermediates

Useful Commands for Package Management in Homebrew

Quick Stats
Manage Packages and Dependencies
Manage Files
- Installation Paths

Homebrew: How to Backup & Restore Homebrew Packages

Homebrew makes it easy to install and keep installed software up to date on your Mac - as part of my backup routine for my Mac I want to be able to run a single command to reinstall all packages.

If you're searching on how to backup & restore Homebrew, then I assume you're here for the commands.

Brewfiles

Brewfiles are files generated with definitions that Homebrew reads and processes, a generated

Nerd Fonts for your IDE

https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads

The following solution thanks to @hackerzgz & @snacky101 will install all nerd fonts;

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew search '/font-.*-nerd-font/' | awk '{ print $1 }' | xargs -I{} brew install --cask {} || true

List of NFL API Endpoints

This page has been updated a lot in the past 3 years. Older revisions you might like more than this one:

June 2021 - list of endpoints for other sports/leagues (i.e. nba, nhl, mlb)
August 2021 - get historical fantasy league data
September 2021 - list of endpoints in plain text
May 2023 - collapsed endpoint response examples
Mar 2025 - endpoint

Brew Bundle Brewfile Tips

Copyright & License

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Introductory resources

High level overview https://yogthos.github.io/ClojureDistilled.html
An Animated Introduction to Clojure https://markm208.github.io/cljbook/
Interactive tutorial in a browser https://tryclojure.org/
Interactive exercises http://clojurescriptkoans.com/
Clerk notebooks with introductory examples https://github.clerk.garden/anthonygalea/notes-on-clojure
More interactive exercises https://4clojure.oxal.org/
Lambda Island tutorials https://lambdaisland.com/
Functional Programming with Clojure resources https://practicalli.github.io/

Reach UI Philosophy

Reach UI is an accessible foundation for React applications and design systems.

The three equally important goals are to be:

Accessible
Composable
Stylable

	# Instructions for fresh install

	$ sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --darwin-use-unencrypted-nix-store-volume --daemon
	# reboot
	$ source /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh
	$ echo 'export NIX_PATH=darwin-config=$HOME/.nixpkgs/darwin-configuration.nix:$HOME/.nix-defexpr/channels${NIX_PATH:+:}$NIX_PATH' \| tee -a ~/.zshrc
	$ echo 'source $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh' \| tee -a ~/.zshrc
	$ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
	$ nix-channel --add https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin/archive/master.tar.gz darwin
	$ nix-channel --add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/master.tar.gz home-manager