Articles about Developer Productivity, Gradle Build Tool, and NixOShttps://britter.dev/en-ushttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/04/01/oceansprint-2025/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/04/01/oceansprint-2025/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.Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2024/12/20/hello-world/https://britter.dev/blog/2024/12/20/hello-world/Exciting News: I’m Going Freelance in 2025! Read more about the services I will be offering.Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/05/16/immutables-with-gradle/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/05/16/immutables-with-gradle/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.Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/02/19/nixpkgs-gradle-optimization/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/02/19/nixpkgs-gradle-optimization/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.Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/01/02/gradle-nix/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/01/02/gradle-nix/How to build a Gradle project using Nix - 2025 edition.Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/01/16/nixos-gradle-libudev/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/01/16/nixos-gradle-libudev/Learn how to resolve Gradle's missing libudev warnings on NixOS, ensuring smooth builds and complete telemetry data.Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/02/27/nix-java-enterprise/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/02/27/nix-java-enterprise/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.Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/01/24/version-catalogs-vs-platforms/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/01/24/version-catalogs-vs-platforms/In this blog post we'll break down the differences between Version Catalogs and Platforms.Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/01/09/nixos-modules/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/01/09/nixos-modules/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.Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/02/10/gradle-dependency-verification/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/02/10/gradle-dependency-verification/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.Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/07/22/gradle-jooq-docker/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/07/22/gradle-jooq-docker/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.Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/10/26/maven-ai-agents/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/10/26/maven-ai-agents/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.Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/12/01/advent-of-donations/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/12/01/advent-of-donations/I've decided to donate to open source projects for each day of December 2025 until Christmas. This blog post lists the projects donated to.Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://britter.dev/blog/2025/11/15/kotlin-lsp-nixvim/https://britter.dev/blog/2025/11/15/kotlin-lsp-nixvim/A short how-to explaining how to package the kotlin-lsp language server with Nix in order to use it with NixVimSat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT