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Seems like Nix is going the way of the dinosaur. Most packages are now multiple versions behind. No one seems to be maintaining the packages anymore.
Nix has the most unique packages and the most up to date packages of any Linux software repository. It has substantially more fresh packages than Arch or Alpine (which you say does a better job in a separate comment).
Source:https://repology.org/repositories/graphs
I can give you a list of software that is not being kept up to date on Nix Stable that is pretty popular. At first glance it does look impressive but does not translate into my real world experience.
Stable channels provide conservative updates for fixing bugs and security vulnerabilities, but do not receive major updates after initial release.
If you want up to date packages then use the unstable channel.