The post discusses the author's positive experience with NixOS, emphasizing its declarative nature for system installation. Despite a steep learning curve and certain downsides, the author finds immense value in NixOS for creating complex workflows. They reflect on their process of designing an optimal system and relate it back to NixOS, expressing satisfaction with its capabilities. Additionally, they mention challenges faced when installing NixOS on a blank machine and share that they often proceed with trial and error, feeling uncertain before execution, although their experiences typically yield successful outcomes. This highlights the need for clearer guidance on installation processes.