“Building unix-like operating systems the nix way” – Христо Георгиев

This talk explores the distinctions between Nix the operating system, Nix the package manager, and Nix the programming language, highlighting how the Nix approach differs from traditional methods. The speaker shares personal experiences and real-world use cases, discussing the state of the Nix ecosystem, including various projects and communities, as well as how individuals can get involved as users and contributors. Key topics include the advantages of using Nix for building development environments and containers, the functionality of home-manager and system-manager, and the potential for constructing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in the cloud with Nix, alongside its application in AI workflows.