Nix didn't hang it was evaluating the world

Nix didn't hang it was evaluating the world(labcraft.dev)

4 points by anandsuresh 22 days ago | 2 comments

> To a beginner, it looks like a hang

It's effectively a hang if the delay is long enough to provoke that thought/feeling in the user and there is no feedback as to what is happening

anandsuresh 21 days ago | |

True. IMO, this is one of nix's weak UX points. There are ways to see if it's still running/doing things, but one should not have to jump through hoops to answer such a basic question.