Press & Media
Articles, interviews, talks and books by our team on Nix, NixOS and the open source ecosystem around them. For press inquiries, write to hello@applicative.systems.
Talks & Workshops
Workshop · NixCon · Kraków · 2026NixOS Test Driver: Faster Tests, CUDA in the Sandbox, and Better DebuggingJacek Galowicz
Talk · NixCon · Kraków · 2026Implementing the NixOS STIGAlexander Foremny
Talk · NixCon · Kraków · 2026Build It All Yourself: Air-Gapped Build Farms with HydraKierán Meinhardt
Talk · NixCon · Kraków · 2026The State NixOS Won't ManageAlexander Foremny
Talk · NixCon · Kraków · 2026One Source of Truth: Generating NixOS from NetBoxKierán Meinhardt & Jacek Galowicz
Talk · NixCon · Kraków · 2026How Long Until It's Done? Your Own Hydra DashboardKierán Meinhardt
Workshop · NixCon · Kraków · 2026From Zero to Product: Let's Build an Embedded CUDA Computer-Vision ProjectJacek Galowicz
Talk · Charter of Trust Meetup #9 · Braunschweig · 2026Software Supply Chain Security: Full Traceability with NixOSJacek Galowicz
Talk · Planet Nix · Pasadena, CA · 2026Mastering NixOS Integration TestsJacek Galowicz
Talk · Planet Nix · Pasadena, CA · 2026The NixOS Test Driver Under the HoodJacek Galowicz
Talk · OSS Bonn · 2026Software Supply Chain Security: End-to-End Traceability with NixJacek Galowicz
Talk · NixCon · Rapperswil, CH · 2025systemd-sysupdate + systemd-repart + NixOS = ❤️ OTA UpdatesJacek Galowicz
Workshop · NixCon · Rapperswil, CH · 2025Mastering NixOS Integration Tests: Advanced Techniques for Fast and Robust Multi-VM TestsJacek Galowicz
Talk · SCALE 22x · Pasadena, CA · 2025Mastering NixOS Integration Tests: Advanced Techniques for Fast and Robust Multi-Machine TestsJacek Galowicz- Workshop · NixCon · Berlin · 2024Mastering NixOS Integration Tests: Advanced Techniques for Multi-Host Scenarios and Fast and Robust Integration TestingJacek Galowicz
Talk · emBO++ · Bochum · 2024Nix(OS) in Reliable Embedded SystemsJacek Galowicz
Talk · ALASCA Tech-Talk #5 · 2023Nix and NixOS in Cloud ITJacek Galowicz
Talk · emBO++ · Bochum · 2018A Scalable Test Infrastructure for Advanced Bare Metal SoftwareJacek Galowicz
Talk · heise Security Tour · DE & AT · 2018The CPU Vulnerabilities Meltdown and SpectreJacek Galowicz
Articles in heise online & c't
heise online & c't 21/2026 · 2026 · GermanLinux-Distribution: Warum NixOS mit seinem eigenen Wachstum kämpftBy Jacek Galowicz
heise online · 2025 · EnglishNixCon 2025: Nix professionalizes itselfBy Jacek Galowicz
heise online · 2024 · EnglishNixCon 2024: The community is growing and thrivingBy Jacek Galowicz
heise online · 2024 · EnglishAnalysis: Dispute in the Nix community – is everything going down the drain?By Jacek Galowicz
heise online & c't · 2024 · GermanPaketmanager Nix ausprobiert, Teil 4: Dienste konfigurieren und ausführenBy Jacek Galowicz
heise online & c't · 2024 · GermanPaketmanager Nix ausprobiert, Teil 3: Bedarfsgerecht paketierenBy Jacek Galowicz
heise online & c't · 2023 · GermanPaketmanager Nix ausprobiert, Teil 2: Softwarepakete managen und bauenBy Jacek Galowicz
heise online & c't · 2023 · GermanPaketmanager Nix ausprobiert: Softwarepakete managen und bauenBy Jacek Galowicz
Books
Interviews & Podcasts
Video · Planet Nix 2026 · Pasadena, CA · 2026 · EnglishWhy Nix Works So Well for Teams That Move Fast
Podcast · Full Time Nix · 2025 · EnglishNixOS Integration Test Driver
Podcast · Ingenieurshelden · 2025 · GermanIngenieurshelden Podcast
Podcast · Montrepreneur · 2025 · EnglishMontrepreneur Podcast- Podcast · Full Time Nix · 2024 · EnglishNixcademy Interview