(09-12-2020, 07:39 AM)stratex Wrote: No one expects you to learn yet another programming language just to switch distribution. If you know python,bash, and somewhat of C you are good to go for any linux distro, except those two, where they push you to learn lisp dialect. It isn't for everybody.

Nix is configured with the Nix language, inspired by Haskell and not Lisp. The distros are different in that regard. Judging from the configuration examples of Nix, it looks easy enough to manage a config like that even if you're not proficient in Haskell.
These languages were also chosen for a reason: They provide more power and flexibility. If we continue to use shell, C and Python forever, we'll never advance the *nix landscape. I think the fact that they stray from the usual format is good because it breeds innovation.
I do understand how you feel though. As an example, Rust uses TOML for Cargo configuration which is basically the only place that configuration language is used.