Michael Stapelberg – Nix in 2025: Why I switched!

Nix Your Bugs is a meetup for people in the Rhein-Neckar region that are interested in Nix (the package manager) or NixOS (the Linux distribution). The meetup begins with talks related to NixOS, and ends with casual networking and exchange between the meetup participants. Michael Stapelberg is the inventor and maintainer of the i3 window manager, a former Debian Linux Developer, and creator of the Go appliance platform gokrazy. Having occasionally tried NixOS over the years, Michael finally went all in in 2025 and has published multiple blog posts in the process. At our Nix Your Bugs #6 Heidelberg meetup on Friday, 17 October 2026, Michael told us more about why he switched and what he learned.

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