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+1 for package managers. Hard to imagine programming without them, and they're much better now than 10 years ago.
by greysteil 9y ago
+1 for package managers. Hard to imagine programming without them, and they're much better now than 10 years ago.
- jonny_eh 9y agoAnd ragging on them seems to be a favourite past-time of HN. I'm a huge fan of literally any package manager.
- golergka 9y agoPeople only complain about things they actively use.
- shortoncash 9y agoThe maintainers of package managers and individual packages probably save humanity so many hours and probably are propelling our entire civilization forward in ways they probably don't even comprehend. The days before widespread package managers were really dark and terrible, and arguably the developer dark ages.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoAnd those package manager maintainers (all the way from distros to software libraries) don’t see a dime of compensation for it, while companies use open source tooling to create enormous valuations. It’s a shame. We salute you package maintainers!