added development environment

.envrc

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+use flake

README.md

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-# My Nix Configurations ❄️‍💻
+# My Nix Configurations 💻
 
 My modular Nix configs🔥
 
-If you need a list of available packages and options:
-
-- [nixpkgs Packages](https://search.nixos.org/packages) 📦️
-- [nixpkgs Options](https://search.nixos.org/options?) 🔍️
-- [home-manager Options](https://mipmip.github.io/home-manager-option-search/) ☕️
-
-Fork this repo and create your own NixOS config✨
-
-Take inspiration💡, borrow ideas💭 and customize it to your 💖 content
-
-⚠️ Be sure to tailor any settings related to my hardware and system to your own hardware⚠️
-
 ## Requirements ⚙️
+### NixOS Configurations
+- [NixOS](https://www.nixos.org/)
+- [Nix 2.0 & Flakes enabled](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes#Enable_flakes_permanently_in_NixOS)
+### Home-Manager Configuration
+- [Nix Home-Manager](https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/index.xhtml#sec-flakes-standalone)
 
-- [Nix package manager](https://www.nixos.org/)
+# Flake End-Points Exposed ❄️
-- [Nix 2.0 `flakes` enabled](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes#Enable_flakes_permanently_in_NixOS)
-- [home-manager installed](https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/index.xhtml#sec-flakes-standalone)*optional*
-
-# End-Points Exposed ❄️🔧💻️❄️
-
 NixOS Configurations:
   - desktop
   - wsl
@@ -29,3 +17,20 @@ NixOS Configurations:
 
 Home-Manager Configurations:
   - workstation
+
+Fork this repo, take inspiration, borrow ideas and create your own NixOS configs & modules
+
+## Developing & Customizing 🔧
+If you need a list of available packages and options:
+- [nixpkgs Packages](https://search.nixos.org/packages) 📦️
+- [nixpkgs Options](https://search.nixos.org/options?) 🔍️
+- [Home-Manager Options](https://mipmip.github.io/home-manager-option-search/) ☕️
+
+Invoke `nix develop` to enter a development shell powered by [`just`](https://github.com/casey/just)
+Invoke `just` in order to view an available list of project scripts
+
+`user.configs.nix` is a symlink to conveniently access centrally defined common user variables from the repo root
+
+⚠️ Be sure to tailor any hardware settings to your own
+⚠️ Replace the `hardware.nix` found in the `src/system/machines/<machine>` directory
+⚠️ Run `nixos-generate-config` to generate a `hardware-configuration.nix` for your current system

flake.nix

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         ./src/system/machines/workstation
       ];
     };
+
+    devShells.${system}.default = with pkgs; mkShell {
+      packages = [
+        just
+      ];
+    };
   };
 }