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This tutorial explains how to create statically-linked executables for Haskell projects using Nix, covering configuration of GHC for static builds and integration with Docker.
The author deletes their popular blog post comparing Nix flakes and Guix equivalents after being accused by Andrew Tropin of using an LLM to write it, expressing devastation and the decision to remove the post.
A detailed comparison between Nix Flakes and their equivalents in the Guix package management system, covering dependency declarations, pinning, purity, outputs, development environments, and system configuration.
nixidy is a Nix-based tool for managing Kubernetes GitOps deployments that replaces Helm value files and Kustomize overlays with typed, reproducible Nix expressions. This tutorial walks through setting up a nixidy project with Argo CD, generating plain YAML for review.
A technical exploration showing how Nix can build a Guix derivation, highlighting the shared underlying 'Input Output Machine' architecture and the possibility of cross-ecosystem interoperability.
Gabriella439 introduces override-utils, a new package that simplifies Nixpkgs overrides and overlays, aiming to improve the usability of the Nix ecosystem.
A blog post exploring the design of an ideal 'postmodern' build system that prioritizes trustworthy incremental builds, maximized computation reuse, and distributed builds, using Nix as a reference point.
A technical guide on installing the Nix package manager on Sailfish OS for Sony Xperia devices, covering filesystem layout, LVM partitioning, and F2FS considerations.
A blog post explaining the performance limitations of Nix's serialized binary cache lookup and introducing ncro, a small Rust proxy that races upstream caches in parallel to reduce latency.
Hunk version 0.12.0 is live with new installation options (Homebrew, Nix), lazygit support, scroll performance improvements, and Windows support.
devenv 2.1 introduces native support for zsh, fish, and nushell shells, replaces direnv with built-in auto-activation hooks, and integrates libghostty for improved terminal handling and coding agent support.
Article discusses how AI models like Claude Mythos, Big Sleep, and Microsoft Copilot are increasingly discovering CVEs, and how Nix/Flox provides a declarative package management solution that reduces CVE triage complexity from O(n) to O(u) through dependency set deduplication.
A trip report from NixCon 2025 in Rapperswil, Switzerland, detailing talks and experiences from the conference.
A tutorial demonstrating four ways to set up development shells using Nix, including interactive one-offs, config files, and hermetic Nix Flakes, using GoCV and OpenCV as an example.