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Posts of the category commentary

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Apr 27, 2026 by Graham Christensen

The Nix moment

The stars are aligning in unmistakable ways for Nix and we are leading the charge.

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Nov 19, 2025 by Jeff Martens

Nix flakes explained: what they solve, why they matter, and the future

Nix flakes are a powerful way to manage inputs and outputs in Nix, designed to bring determinism, reproducibility, and discoverability to the ecosystem.

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Sep 23, 2025 by Luc Perkins

Determinate Nix: the recent past and the shining future

Taking a step back to survey the many recent changes in Determinate Nix and to look ahead to much more on the way.

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Oct 25, 2024 by Graham Christensen

The future of software is Nix

I've known this since before I found Nix in 2016

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Nov 7, 2023 by Graham Christensen

Lessons from 1 million Nix Installs

In celebration of installing Nix over a million times, let's take a look at some of the lessons we've learned while building a safer and more reliable Nix installer.

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Sep 6, 2023 by Graham Christensen

Experimental does not mean unstable

Users love flakes, and we're committing to maintaining forward compatibility.

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Oct 5, 2022 by Luc Perkins

An invitation to Rust maintainers

We believe that Riff can provide lasting benefits to the Rust community.

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Sep 2, 2022 by Graham Christensen

We want to make Nix better

Introducing Determinate Systems, a company devoted to bringing the immense benefits of Nix to the software world. Our values, our mission, and what the future holds.