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81 lines
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- value: 'Nix and the Dendritic pattern'
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As I wrote yesterday, [no two Nix configurations are the same][0].
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As well as having different packages and configuration options, Nix configurations can all be structured differently - similar to Drupal websites.
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Some are simple and others are very complex and manage many systems.
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A lot of people will publish their dotfiles/Nix/NixOS configurations online for others to read and take inspiration from.
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I was reading someone's code yesterday and found a pattern they wrote about called [the Dendritic pattern][2].
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Using the flake-parts module system, every file when using this pattern is a flake-parts module.
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This is different to most configurations, where only some files are modules and others are imported as needed within other files.
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From another perspective, [having consistency][1] and following a strict convention makes things like auto-importing modules possible.
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I like it solves a problem, making configurations easier to maintain as each file is responsible for adding one feature and are self-contained so things can easily be re-organised.
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If I was writing my configuration from scratch, this is the approach I'd take.
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Or, I may start looking to refactor my current configuration soon to be based on this pattern.
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[0]: /daily/2025/07/16/drupal-and-nix-similarities
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[1]: /daily/2023/04/18/consistency-is-key
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[2]: https://github.com/mightyiam/dendritic
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<p>As I wrote yesterday, <a href="http://localhost:8888/daily/2025/07/16/drupal-and-nix-similarities">no two Nix configurations are the same</a>.</p>
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<p>As well as having different packages and configuration options, Nix configurations can all be structured differently - similar to Drupal websites.</p>
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<p>Some are simple and others are very complex and manage many systems.</p>
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<p>A lot of people will publish their dotfiles/Nix/NixOS configurations online for others to read and take inspiration from.</p>
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<p>I was reading someone's code yesterday and found a pattern they wrote about called <a href="https://github.com/mightyiam/dendritic">the Dendritic pattern</a>.</p>
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<p>Using the flake-parts module system, every file when using this pattern is a flake-parts module.</p>
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<p>This is different to most configurations, where only some files are modules and others are imported as needed within other files.</p>
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<p>From another perspective, <a href="http://localhost:8888/daily/2023/04/18/consistency-is-key">having consistency</a> and following a strict convention makes things like auto-importing modules possible.</p>
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<p>I like it solves a problem, making configurations easier to maintain as each file is responsible for adding one feature and are self-contained so things can easily be re-organised.</p>
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<p>If I was writing my configuration from scratch, this is the approach I'd take.</p>
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<p>Or, I may start looking to refactor my current configuration soon to be based on this pattern.</p>
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