[slgeorge]

Guix can create reproducible development environments that are "sealed off" from the rest of the distribution. It's called Guix shell and it's very flexible:

* Guix Shell https://www.futurile.net/2023/04/29/guix-shell-virtual-envir...

I did two specific posts about using it for 'development' environments. You can also 'fix' the environment (think a git hash) and use the declarative configuration to share it with others:

* https://www.futurile.net/2023/04/30/guix-reproducible-dev-en...

* https://www.futurile.net/2023/10/17/guix-time-travel-dev-env...

Hope they help - if you have a play and get stuck the mailing list is really good and I posted about the Meetup further up.