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Replace devbox with mise?

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Domain
build-system, tooling

Research direction

Start by reviewing the repository's existing Devbox setup and any CI usage, then compare the required workflows with the mise documentation at https://mise.en.dev/. Done means deciding whether migration is worthwhile and, if approved, replacing Devbox without losing the current development and CI workflows.

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Description

backend Good for newcomer refactor

https://mise.en.dev/

Pros

  • Mise can replace everything we use devbox for, and does not depend on nix, direnv, or process-compose
  • Mise is more popular and more actively developed
  • Faster/smaller builds in CI? (no nix overhead)

Cons

  • Devbox ain't broke (this will take some effort to replace; might not be worth the effort relative to other things we might do)
Dominant language
Java
Stars
16
Forks
5
Avg merge
1d 26m
Merged PRs (30d)
25

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