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The biggest advantage for me is using conda environments to avoid having to install everything globally. That way if I want to switch back and forth between pyt
by afarrell 10y ago
The biggest advantage for me is using conda environments to avoid having to install everything globally. That way if I want to switch back and forth between python2 and python3 or different versions of node, I can just do `source activate foo`.
- inlineint 10y agoFor Node.js you can use NVM for the same purpose. It is specially suited for handling multiple node verions and installs everything to user's directory.
- mkoryak 10y agoNvm sucks at npm link. If you use npm link and nvm things will break. Thats why you should use n instead.
- afarrell 10y agoyea, but you can't also use it for installing a particular version of MongoDB or Postgres.
- inlineint 10y agoYes, it's a valid point. That's said I personally prefer Docker for installing databases of all kinds on my development machine.
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