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Luc Perkins

Head of Technical Communications

Luc is a technical writer, software engineer, and Nix advocate who's always on the lookout for qualitatively better ways of building software. He originally hails from the Pacific Northwest but has recently taken to living abroad.

Webinars from Luc

  • Provenance and SBOMs in Nix (opens in a new tab)

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    Provenance and SBOMs in Nix

    Join us for our latest webinar to see how Determinate Systems is making software provenance practical with Determinate Nix and Determinate Secure Packages. Learn how verifiable build provenance and granular SBOMs are being integrated directly into Nix-based workflows, turning reproducibility into real supply chain assurance without adding friction for developers. This session is intended for platform, security, and DevOps teams who need concrete answers to problems surrounding provenance, compliance, and trust in modern software delivery.

    Luc Perkins
  • Sneak peek: Determinate Secure Packages (opens in a new tab)

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    Sneak peek: Determinate Secure Packages

    We've been working on something pretty exciting and we're ready to pull back the curtains a bit. In this webinar, Luc Perkins introduces Determinate Secure Packages, a curated subset of Nixpkgs built on secure infrastructure. Complete with CVE monitoring and patching, granular security reports, FIPS compliance, CycloneDX SBOM generation, and more, we're confident that this offering will usher in a new era of supply chain security for Nix-backed enterprises with exacting compliance requirements.

    Luc Perkins
  • Nix flakes in practice: what they solve and why they matter (opens in a new tab)

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    Nix flakes in practice: what they solve and why they matter

    Nix flakes are one of the most discussed and debated features in the Nix ecosystem. We take a clear, practical look at flakes: what problems they address, where they shine, and how they fit into real-world development workflows.

    Luc Perkins
  • How Determinate Systems uses Nix (opens in a new tab)

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    How Determinate Systems uses Nix

    We aren't just the company that makes Nix simple, secure, and confident for teams, we run on Nix ourselves! In this webinar, we share the ways that we use Nix throughout the SDLC, how our use of Nix has inspired the creation of our products, and how we use our own tools to unlock fearless development with ease.

    Luc Perkins
  • Inside Determinate Nix: the best way to Nix at work (opens in a new tab)

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    Inside Determinate Nix: the best way to Nix at work

    Learn how Determinate Nix can save you time, reduce toil, and increase the joy of using Nix professionally. In this webinar, we highlight what Determinate Nix is, why we built it, and the key features that make Nix secure, confident, and reliable at work. If you develop with Nix at work and care about performance and user experience, this webinar is for you!

    Luc Perkins
  • Seamless Nix deployments with FlakeHub (opens in a new tab)

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    Seamless Nix deployments with FlakeHub

    Whether you're treating your Nix deployments as "pets" or "cattle," tune in to learn more about how FlakeHub features like private flakes, SemVer, resolved store paths, and FlakeHub Cache can make your NixOS, Home Manager, and nix-darwin deployment workflows more streamlined than ever.

    Luc Perkins
  • Up and running with FlakeHub Cache (opens in a new tab)

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    Up and running with FlakeHub Cache

    Tired of CI bottlenecks and slow, resource-intensive builds? Join us for an exclusive webinar where we show you how FlakeHub Cache, Determinate Systems' fresh new take on Nix binary caching with a heavy emphasis on security and ergonomics, can streamline your entire Nix experience.

    Luc Perkins
  • Best practices for Nix at work (opens in a new tab)

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    Best practices for Nix at work

    Scaling Nix across a large engineering organization unlocks powerful benefits but also presents unique challenges. Without a clear strategy, teams can struggle with fragmented configurations, slow CI/CD pipelines, and governance issues. In this webinar, we share practical, battle-tested best practices for deploying and managing Nix in the enterprise. Whether you're a Staff Engineer, Software Architect, or Engineering Leader, this session gives you actionable insights to deploy and manage Nix efficiently, securely, and at scale.

    Luc Perkins

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