[Nix-dev] Use Haskell for Shell Scripting

[Ertugrul Söylemez]

> What about other languages as Python, Perl etc.? I know it is against
> our purity standards, but they are a far superior to Bash scripting.

Well, that's the current state of the art.  They are both used in
Nixpkgs and some Nix-related tools.  They are an improvement over Bash
scripting, but I believe we might as well go all the way and use a
functional language.

Also the Nix model allows us to compile all our scripts easily (just
apply a function), which might hold some benefit in terms of startup and
switch times.  There is little reason to use interpreted scripts when
you have a fast compiler.
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