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Flox is hiring! ?? ?? Head of Product ?? Eng Manager ??? Backend/Core Services Eng ?? CLI Dev (Senior/Staff) Join us as we build the future of software—a more traceable, manageable, and reliable SDLC! ?? buff.ly/3F0oG8L

Nix and containers are best when they're used together. ??? Nix builds and packages software in a way that guarantees determinism and reproducibility. ?? Containers provide a standard, convenient way to distribute and run it. Keen to know more? Link in comment!

Join Kelsey Hightower, renowned Kubernetes contributor, and Ron Efroni from the Nix Foundation for a live conversation about Nix and why it changes everything we know about building and managing software. Coming soon to a browser near you ??

There's still time to register for tomorrow's live event with Kelsey Hightower and Ron Efroni! Attend and hear how Nix can change the way you think about managing software.

Planet Nix ?? is co-located with SCALE 22x on March 5-7 – Stardates 78641.1 to 78647.6. The annual gathering for Nix natives, Nix newbies, and the Nix-curious, Planet Nix features two dozen talks covering everything from fundamentals to the absolute frontier of what's possible with Nix! Kelsey Hightower—famous for demystifying Kubernetes and a respected voice in shaping how we think about cloud-native systems—will offer his outsider's perspective on Nix's strengths, shortcomings, and evolution. Eelco Dolstra, creator of Nix, will dive into configurable flakes and explore what's next on the flakes roadmap. Other highlights: - Replacing Docker with Nix to eliminate container image bottlenecks - Using dynamic and CA-derivations for incremental, cache-friendly CI builds - Deep-dive workshops on integration testing, remote builds, and multi-store evaluation - Tuning Nix performance at the evaluation level If you're curious about Nix, this is where the real conversations are happening! So if you find yourself in Pasadena for SCALE22x, Cheeseburger Week, or the Rose Bowl Flea Market, beam into Planet Nix!

Flox is proud to sponsor Open Source Connect in Bangalore ??

We are hosting a live event this Wednesday with Kelsey Hightower and Ron Efroni: Why Nix, and Why Now? If you've heard of Nix ?? and total software flexibility appeals to you, but you don't know where to start... start here!

We’re hosting WeMakeDevs Open Source Connect in Bengaluru! Meet fellow professionals, hear insightful talks from industry experts, and enjoy good conversations over pizza and drinks (Sponsored by?Flox). Plus, there’s swag! We’ll be joined by experts from around the world to discuss scaling businesses. Register: https://lu.ma/mww6iphz

If you're in NYC, join us for a hack night next week with Weaviate + Mistral AI + Lightning AI! You can get hands-on with some new tech and meet fellow builders.

Flox 1.3.15 is now available. It addresses an issue encountered when upgrading Flox on macOS. See https://buff.ly/4gPLKo4 for download links and full release notes.