Mention guix/nix in trying languages

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@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ Scheme, C, C++, Common Lisp, Lua, Raku, Go, Rust and Zig.  I am only
 proficient in over half of the listed languages, but dura lex, sed lex,
 I'd already had my CP first time with the rest.
 
+To try any new language, all I have to do is dropping into an ephemeral shell
+with its implementation using `nix-shell` or `guix shell` without the fear
+of bloating up my systems.  I'm running [NixOS on my laptop](/blog/butter)
+with [nixpkgs] being one of the largest downstream repositories, including
+everything but the kitchen sink.  On the work desktop, I installed Guix System
+which has a decent [set of packages][gnu] and [nix service][gnix] in case
+something is missing.  Every update, I run [garbage] [collection] and get rid
+of all unnecessary software, i.e. those not [declared][guix] [in my config][nix].
+
 ## Day One
 
 The first day should have been the warm up so I challenged myself
@@ -180,6 +189,14 @@ also give it a try, who knows, it could be much [gay]er than you'd expect!
 
 [UNIST]: https://unist.ac.kr
 [Advent of Code]: https://adventofcode.com
+[nixpkgs]: https://search.nixos.org/packages
+[gnu]: https://packages.guix.gnu.org
+[gnix]: https://git.sr.ht/~cnx/dotfiles/tree/b53f96565b8c/item/guix/system.scm#L51
+[garbage]: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.html
+[collection]: https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Invoking-guix-gc.html
+[guix]: https://git.sr.ht/~cnx/dotfiles/tree/master/item/guix
+[nix]: https://git.sr.ht/~cnx/dotfiles/tree/master/item/nix
+
 [Vim]: https://www.vim.org
 [Born Again]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5E6CExu204