A reproducible, configurable, discoverable shell configuration.
There are a few goals guiding this project:
In the spirit of reproducibility, lean on Nix Package Manager whenever possible.
Nix builds packages in isolation from each other. This ensures that they are reproducible and don't have undeclared dependencies, so if a package works on one machine, it will also work on another.
All binary packagement is done through Nix. Packages are listed in the nixpkgs/default.nix file and can be installed or updated by running nix-env -f default.nix -i. It should be noted that individual tool's packages (for example fish shell's fisher) are not generally managed by Nix.
Choose tools that come with great defaults and powerful configuration options. Individual workflows are hard to generalize so allow customization. Ensure that configuration is easy to access (XDG Base Directory Specification is a good idea!) and change. Ensure that configuration is version-controlled.
A great feature is only great if users know it exists. In spirit of this, lean on fish shell's amazing autocomplete feature. Document this configuration throughly.
Automate everything! All changes should go through automated testing.