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At Flox, we love karaoke. ... which is why next week, we're hosting karaoke after DevOps Days Rockies! - 8 - 10pm after day 1's social event 🎤 - just a 10 minute walk from DevOpsDays (Denver weather has been great!) Register @ the luma link We can't wait to put some songs in with you! https://hubs.li/Q02Pz2wr0

#Flox makes it easy to create portable, reproducible Python dev environments that Just Work on Linux, macOS, and Windows (with WSL2)—across both ARM and x86 architectures. You can use Flox to kickstart and accelerate a new Python project, and you can also leverage Flox’s built-in automation features for use with existing projects. The best part is that your Python envs Just Work anywhere, because the Python packages you install via Flox Catalog always build deterministically for macOS, Windows, and Linux. So when a new teammate pulls your environment six months or a year from now, they’ll get exactly the same bits. And you can also trust that your Flox environments will run and behave the same way across all phases of your SDLC—from local dev on laptops and desktops to the VMs and containers you use in CI and prod. Get the scoop! https://bit.ly/3ZqSB2h

Looking for a way to radically simplify your #Rust build workflow? Check out #Flox. Based on #Nix, Flox makes it a cinch to create portable, declarative Rust build environments that Just Work across all phases of your SDLC. - Build, debug, and run locally on macOS, Linux, or even WSL in Windows; - Run in VMs or containers in CI and production. You can use Flox to create Rust build environments that are reliable and reproducible. For Rust and beyond, Flox makes it easy to integrate system libraries and manage dependencies from other language ecosystems. Just define the packages and environment settings you need. Flox handles the rest. #RESF #Nix #RustLang

Cross-platform, multi-architecture build environments have become needlessly complex. But they don't have to be. Give Flox a try! It has powerful tools for dealing with seemingly irresolvable dependency conflicts. With most Flox environments, there's just no need to worry about platform- or architecture-specific package dependencies, or conflicts between legacy and newer software packages. The same dev environment you build on your MacBook Pro Just Works on your teammate's Linux system, and Just Works on the Linux containers you use in production. But when specific versions of software packages aren't available for all OSs or chip architectures, things can get tricky. And this is where Flox shines! With Flox you can use declarative methods to: - Constrain environments to run only on a specific platform and/or architecture; - Group packages into isolated groups to work around library version conflicts; - Define specific versions of packages for different platforms and/or architectures. In cross-platform environment management, corner cases are inevitable. Flox lets you handle them with ease. Check out our blog to learn more! https://bit.ly/3AUlSIk #DevOps #Nix #Determinism #TestInProd

🚀 Meet Ron Efroni, Co-Founder & CEO, and Ross Turk, DevRel Lead of Flox, in this week's GitHub Startup Wednesday! We'll showcase how Flox, a Nix -based platform, leverages reproducible environments to accelerate software development. Learn how this startup is tackling common bottlenecks in the development lifecycle and empowering teams to build more efficiently.

Ockam a leader in enabling secure transport for data in motion, found themselves at a crossroads: their growing #monorepo pattern not only complicated local dev, but also created enormous complexity in CI. After experimenting unsuccessfully with tools like Bazel and Gradle, Ockam found their solution in #Nix, the proven open source build- and package-management platform. Adopting Nix enabled Ockam to: - Standardize their build processes; - Simplify onboarding for new contributors; - Align their local dev and CI environments; and - Enable reproducible builds across local dev and CI. "Across all of the options you have for monorepo tools, Nix has worked best," says Ockam CTO Mrinal Wadhwa. "I feel like a very similar set of people … who are building complex systems that require lots of different languages, who expect their teams to grow rapidly, will go down this same track," he says. Read about Ockam's journey and discover why platform leads, SREs, DevOps engineers, and other demanding users rely on Nix to solve their most Wicked Problems. https://hubs.li/Q02MrhS80 #NixOS #Flox #DevOps #CI

Service management in Flox makes it easier than ever to install and run even beefy services like #PostgreSQL, #Redis, or #Kafka in your dev environment. Define your services declaratively using TOML and let Flox take care of the rest! No more installing + cleaning up after packages, fixing broken installs, or building and managing containers and VMs. Just `flox install postgresql` or `flox install redis` and go! - No managing or versioning Dockerfiles, VM config files, or custom setup/teardown scripts; - Define services declaratively in your Flox environment manifest; - Turnkey operation, services start automatically when you need them, shut down when you don't; - Easily create rich, full-stack dev environments that run anywhere; Try it out for yourself by downloading Flox and test driving our PostgreSQL PoC environment! It's as simple as typing `flox pull flox/postgres`. And look out for our next turnkey, service-enabled PoC environment—a full-bore #RAG stack for building #LLM-powered apps and services! Get the complete scoop in our new blog. https://hubs.li/Q02Md1Ss0

You can use Package Groups in #Flox to isolate fussy or finicky dependencies, making it easy to install just. the. right. tools and libraries … without crashing into head-scratching dependency conflicts. Whether you’re refactoring a legacy application that needs just. the. right. versions of `gcc`, `libssl`, and `boost`, or building a cutting-edge dev environment for Go or Rust, Package Groups in Flox give you a simple, intuitive way to navigate the nettlesome nuances of dependency conflicts. With Flox Package Groups you can: - Isolate dependencies to run multiple versions of software side-by-side without interference. - Define and lock down exactly the right versions of required tools and libraries. - Eliminate version conflicts by easily identifying and isolating finicky packages. - Create rich dev environments that work the same across different OSs and system contexts. Curious? Check out our latest article to learn more! https://hubs.li/Q02M4JnJ0

Hooks and profiles are Flox's secret sauce, enabling you to create turnkey, feature-packed dev environments. They give you a simple, intuitive way to - Automate setup and teardown tasks for your dev environments; - Build rich features and functions into your dev environments; - Ensure your environments run + behave the same across all OSs and use cases; Flox is your scalable, repeatable solution for creating portable, isolated, reproducible build environments that don't require containers. Get Flox to get the benefits of strong isolation—just like with containers—plus the convenience of cross-language, cross-toolchain, and cross-platform virtual environments. Even better, Flox is a package manager on steroids. With #Nix and Nixpkgs as its upstream, Flox opens up access to >1M software package/version combinations! Curious? Read more here: https://hubs.li/Q02K-gqK0 #NixOS #SDLC #team-developer-support

If you live in the Denver metro area—or if you have a long layover at Denver Int'l Airport!—you won't want to miss Flox's Zach Mitchell, PhD who's slated to speak at this month's Denver Python Users Group meet up! When: Sunday, August 11th, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM MDT Where: Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial, CO (Arapahoe Library District) - Zach is all about fostering dialogue, so expect compelling discussion about how we can make Python dev more reliable and straightforward. - Zach will demonstrate how Pythonistas can rely on Flox to create reproducible build environments that Just Work. - His talk will focus primarily on Python, but he'll also explain how you can use Flox to enable reproducibility across basically all languages and toolchains. If this sounds like Arthur C. Clarke's description of tech magic, you can count on Zach to demystify things. He'll explore how Flox is built on top of the open source Nix package manager, while also abstracting almost all of the steep learning curve associated with that powerful tool. If you've ever found managing your development environment to be a pain, Flox gives you a simplified option that integrates smoothly with your existing workflow. Don't miss Zach's talk! https://bit.ly/4fFNqAV