As the practice of software development increasingly resembles assembling Lego pieces, the way these components, or packages, are accessed and utilized becomes crucial. In light of this, a $25,000 donation has been made to the NixOS Foundation, advocating for Nix as the future of software distribution. Traditional package managers, tailored to specific language ecosystems, now seem outdated, especially with the advent of cloud-based development environments like repls, which allow for immediate execution without the cumbersome fetch-unzip-install process. Nix facilitates this by using content-addressable storage, enabling instant access to packages and ensuring reproducibility, so that once a repl works, it continues to do so consistently. This approach eliminates package conflicts and ensures compatibility regardless of version updates. With Nix, updating languages or system packages no longer requires the daunting task of modifying Polygott, Replit's Docker image, significantly accelerating the rollout process. Replit, known for embracing emerging technologies like WebAssembly early on, is investing in Nix to enhance performance, minimize bugs, and empower users to create and distribute programming environments. This support includes integrating Nix into every repl, developing infrastructure to support its use in production, and financially backing the NixOS Foundation to promote ongoing development and initiatives such as the Summer of Nix.