1. If you like Nix, you'll probably like Nickel, too.
2. If you use Nix enough that there are enough specific things you hate about it to comprise a wishlist, you might be extra excited about Nickel for checking some of those boxes.
3. If you looked at Nix code for 5 minutes and instantly bounced off it because it seemed alien and unpleasant, Nickel might give you similar feelings.
I think (3) often resolves itself with experience, so it's potentially worth coming back to Nix or Nickel in a more patient and curious mode, if you've had that reaction.
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I would weaken and expand this a bit.
1. If you like Nix, you'll probably like Nickel, too.
2. If you use Nix enough that there are enough specific things you hate about it to comprise a wishlist, you might be extra excited about Nickel for checking some of those boxes.
3. If you looked at Nix code for 5 minutes and instantly bounced off it because it seemed alien and unpleasant, Nickel might give you similar feelings.
I think (3) often resolves itself with experience, so it's potentially worth coming back to Nix or Nickel in a more patient and curious mode, if you've had that reaction.