> It's not actually unreadable - you just have to learn convention on top of the Nix language. For instance, what mkDerivation does. Actually, the Nix language usage here is somewhat minimal. Mostly let bindings (aka lambda calculus).

> I wouldn't expect a layman to be able to grok that file. That's fine though - it's not for laymen.

This is the kind of comment that makes me want to stay far, far away from Nix and the Nix "community".