Jacek Galowicz
Jacek Galowicz is the CEO of Nixcademy and Applicative Systems GmbH, where he has trained over 200 engineers in Nix and NixOS and helped numerous companies accelerate their adoption of these technologies. Before founding these companies, Jacek co-founded Cyberus Technology GmbH, where he worked on hypervisor technology and advanced test automation. He has an extensive background in the security and operating systems industries, and as a software engineer, Jacek ported the NixOS integration test driver to Python in 2019. He is also the author of the C++17 STL Cookbook.
Sessions
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll take a deep dive into the powerful NixOS Integration Test Driver and its capabilities. Over the course of two hours, you’ll learn how to leverage the test driver to simulate complex networked environments with multiple NixOS hosts and different virtual networks. We’ll also explore the interactive mode for debugging and present best practices to avoid flaky tests, ensuring reliable results in real-world scenarios. If you’re looking to enhance your NixOS testing expertise and streamline your CI/CD pipelines, this session is for you!
This talk provides a roadmap toward becoming a Nixpkgs contributor. The format will be a discussion and demonstration.