NixOS: Pros and cons of truly reproducible builds - Ben Orchard

Presenter: Ben Orchard - ICCS, University of Cambridge / University of Kent Computing
Presented on: 2024-02-08

Abstract:
A brief discussion of reproducible builds and a high-level overview on how the Nix package manager can help you achieve them.
I’ll showcase some practical Nix uses, including building Docker images better than Docker, and its usage so far in HPC.
We’ll fill any spare time with Q&A and talking about Nix-based tools such as NixOS.