"Immutability in Software Development"

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Are the operating systems of the future immutable?

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NixOS is the oldest still active immutable operating system (OS) and oldest still still active.

Nix is a package manager used to build and install small dependencies, such as OpenSSL.

It retains a cryptographic hash of everything used to install that dependency at the time of installation.

If you install the dependency again later, Nix creates a new hash, meaning you can switch back to the functioning version.

The Nix community is open-source and donation-funded, with around 800 active monthly contributors.

But the modern trend for immutability hasn’t passed businesses by.

Three of the most interesting commercial products based on NixOS are Determinate Systems , Flox , and DevBox .

The selling point of immutable operating systems is that they are trustworthy and secure.

But why should you trust them? As Noury says, “immutability doesn’t necessarily mean security” The increased need for security in modern consumer devices means that many of the operating systems you use are already partially immutable anyway.

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