NixCon 2024

Nix as a Static Site Generator for My Blog (only mildly cursed!)
2024-10-26 , Arena

Since a Nix derivation can be anything, from a text file up to a directory tree, then what's stopping us from implementing a static site generator using Nix? Certainly not the police!

I've been using Nix as a generator for https://pwy.io (source code) for almost two years now - in this talk I'd like to show you how it works, go through pros and cons, and hopefully inspire you to see Nix as more than "this funny language used in nixpkgs".


What level of experience in Nix is the talk addressed to?:

There's going to be something for everybody; beginners welcome.

Do you allow your talk to be recorded?: yes

Software developer who finds joy in throwing algorithms at problems and observing what happens; Senior Rust Developer at Fudo Security, fan of Nix, chinchillas and dogs (the more the better, exponentially!).