Notes from the intersection of Gradle, NixOS, and developer productivity — build systems, reproducible environments, and a decade of building software that actually works.
Agentic AI tools often struggle with Apache Maven because its unique lifecycle model clashes with AI’s preference for minimal, incremental work, leading to false negatives and false positives. DAG-based build systems like Gradle align better, ensuring reliable incremental builds and clearer CLI behavior for both AI and humans.
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Developer productivity consultant specializing in Gradle and NixOS. Apache Software Foundation member, GradleX founder, and co-founder of TestLens.
How using a custom Gradle build service and rethinking task dependencies led to faster, cleaner builds in a Java backend project using Docker, Flyway, and jOOQ.
Read full post →Learn how to correctly configure the immutables.org library in a Gradle project using Kotlin DSL. This post covers annotation processor basics, explains why minimal dependencies matter, and shows how to avoid common pitfalls like runtime pollution from unnecessary artifacts.
Read full post →A sunny sprint of code and community in Lanzarote. OceanSprint 2025 brought together Nix enthusiasts for a week of collaboration, exploration, and connection—fueled by shared purpose and amazing sponsors.
Read full post →In this blog post I explore the challenges of running an enterprise Java application on NixOS, highlighting issues with Gradle support and authenticated resources. I share lessons learned, workarounds, and why NixOS remains a powerful choice for managing infrastructure despite these hurdles.
Read full post →This is another blog post that covers the intersection between Gradle and NixOS. This time we look at an optimization I made to the Gradle build support in nixpkgs.
Read full post →Dependency verification is a crucial aspect of maintaining the integrity and security of your software projects. This blog post gives a detailed breakdown of the process that leads to a streamlined and maintainable verification setup.
Read full post →In this blog post we'll break down the differences between Version Catalogs and Platforms.
Read full post →Learn how to resolve Gradle's missing libudev warnings on NixOS, ensuring smooth builds and complete telemetry data.
Read full post →In this blog post, we’ll explore the NixOS module system and how to declare options within it, a key skill for writing custom modules or contributing to NixOS.
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