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i was reading this and wondering why there would be so much emphasis on stuff like apt...then realized that there are indeed developers who've only ever used OS
by jasoncchild 10y ago
i was reading this and wondering why there would be so much emphasis on stuff like apt...then realized that there are indeed developers who've only ever used OS X (and perhaps windows). i guess i assumed everyone ended up with Linux as a daily driver at some point, if even for a short time
- tracker1 10y agoI think there are a lot of us developing on Windows and/or Mac and deploying on Linux... Depending on your experience, you may not even be doing the deployments. I happen to use all three almost daily, so less thrown by various differences, but can see how it would be very jarring to some.
- stephenr 10y agoI haven't read the page, but I would guess they're trying to highlight how a real package manager works, compared to the cool-kids toy tool Homebrew. Given that there are Mac using developers, who somehow think Homebrew is a good tool, and then want Homebrew for Linux so they can use it there, because they have no fucking idea what a real package manager is like, I don't blame them for wanting to highlight how powerful Apt is.
- nicky0 10y agoI'm a die-hard Mac developer but recently tinkered with a Raspberry Pi for a toy project. Have to say apt on Debian is really very good.