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+#09 - NixCon 2018 program, macOS 10.14 Mojave support, Haskell and Python packaging tips
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+:date: 2018-09-26
+:description: There is nothing impossible to them who will try.
+
+News
+====
+
+- `The NixCon 2018 sold out and program is now live`_
+
+.. _`The NixCon 2018 sold out and program is now live`: https://nixcon2018.org/#program
+
+- `Help make the Nix ecosystem's docs better`_
+
+  A lot of people meet DocBook for the first time when they're contributing to
+  the documentation of older, well established open source projects like NixOS.
+  Now there is https://docbook.rocks/ to help you get past the initial hurdle of
+  "what do I do now?" I hope this helps!
+
+.. _`Help make the Nix ecosystem's docs better`: https://docbook.rocks
+
+- `Nix 2.1 has been added to the docker images`_
+
+.. _`Nix 2.1 has been added to the docker images`: https://hub.docker.com/r/nixos/nix/tags/
+
+- `Creating Nix build function abstractions for pluggable SDKs`_
+
+.. _`Creating Nix build function abstractions for pluggable SDKs`: http://sandervanderburg.blogspot.com/2018/09/creating-nix-build-function.html
+
+- `Packaging a Haskell library for artefact evaluation using nix`_
+
+.. _`Packaging a Haskell library for artefact evaluation using nix`: http://mpickering.github.io/posts/2018-09-19-nix-artefacts.html
+
+- `A way to develop software with Nix`_
+
+  This project illustrates using the Nix package manager for programming heterogeneous,
+  multi-module projects. Notably, it provides a Nix library called Pkgs-make to
+  save some of the boilerplate we might have to write when using Nix for managing a
+  software lifecycle. Pkgs-make currently directly supports Haskell and Python
+  development, but has the potential to support other language platforms.
+
+.. _`A way to develop software with Nix`: https://github.com/shajra/example-nix
+
+- `Nix 2.1 is compatible with macOS 10.14 Mojave, make sure to update Nix before upgrading`_
+
+.. _`Nix 2.1 is compatible with macOS 10.14 Mojave, make sure to update Nix before upgrading`: https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-installation
+
+- `travis-ci Nix support now allows setting Nix version`_
+
+.. _`travis-ci Nix support now allows setting Nix version`: https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/nix/#default-nix-version
+
+- `Building Customised NixOS Images`_
+
+.. _`Building Customised NixOS Images`: https://nixos.mayflower.consulting/blog/2018/09/11/custom-images/
+
+
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