Review a pull request by booting it

kept by lunarcaster sep 10

The trynix-preview GitHub action comments a link on pull requests that lets reviewers boot the PR’s build in the browser via trynix.dev, needing no local build or servers.

Your executable is a SQLite database
Replacing ELF with SQLite as an executable format (SELF) yields queryable binaries with ~1% size overhead, enabling closure‑based dependency packing and SQL‑based tooling.
also on sqlelf, Nix, #developer-tools
Your CI should be disposable
The article argues CI should only schedule builds, delegating actual builds to local tools like Docker or Nix so workflows remain runnable even if CI services fail.
also on Nix, #automation, #developer-tools
Using a Linux Laptop in 2026
The author describes using a Dell XPS 14 with Intel Ultra X7 Panther Lake running NixOS in 2026, highlighting driver challenges, AI assistance, battery limits, and collaboration tool issues.
also on Nix, #developer-tools