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Learning from Nix - How Other Package Managers Can Do Better

Offered By: DevConf via YouTube

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Explore the key strengths of Nix and how traditional package managers can evolve in this 36-minute conference talk from DevConf.CZ 2024. Dive into the advantages of Nix, including determinism for consistent environments, customizability for easy dependency patching, and isolation for multiple version installations. Compare Nix's capabilities to traditional package managers and container tools, and discover potential improvements for imperative package managers. Gain insights into building Docker images with Nix and learn how to achieve more reproducible builds. Ideal for those experienced in software packaging and container building, with Nix demonstrations provided for all skill levels.

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Learning from Nix: how other package managers can do better - DevConf.CZ 2024


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