nix-super/doc/manual/src/design/design.md

# Design and Data Model

Most of the manual is about how to use Nix.
This chapter is about the technical principles behind Nix.

It describes each architectural layer and its components in its own section, starting at the bottom with the store layer, then working its way up to the user-facing components described in the rest of the manual.
WIP: Document the design of Nix The current docs are all "how to do things" and no "what is Nix" or "why are things the way they are". I see lots of misconception on the wider internet, and I also think we would benefit from a "living document" to answer some questions people currently turn to the thesis for. I think a new section of the manual can address all these issues. 2020-11-24 15:38:12 +02:00			`# Design and Data Model`

			`Most of the manual is about how to use Nix.`
reword introductory section there should be a meta section for each chapter to give motivation of the presented structure. the structure itself is visible from the table of contents. 2022-04-26 12:46:15 +03:00			`This chapter is about the technical principles behind Nix.`

			`It describes each architectural layer and its components in its own section, starting at the bottom with the store layer, then working its way up to the user-facing components described in the rest of the manual.`